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Judicial Nominations

07/23/2026

Daniel Mack Traynor, of North Dakota, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit, vice Ralph R. Erickson, retiring.

Nomination Number: PN999-6-119

Received Date: 05/12/2026

Last Action: Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 48 - 47. Record Vote Number: 208.

07/22/2026

Michael C. Martin, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, vice Sean F. Cox, retired.

Nomination Number: PN999-3-119

Received Date: 05/12/2026

Last Action: Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 62 - 36. Record Vote Number: 204.

07/22/2026

Benjamin M. Flowers, of Ohio, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, vice Jeffrey S. Sutton, retiring.

Nomination Number: PN938-1-119

Received Date: 04/27/2026

Last Action: Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 46. Record Vote Number: 202.

07/21/2026

Kara Marie Westercamp, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States Court of International Trade, vice Stephen A. Vaden, resigned.

Nomination Number: PN851-8-119

Received Date: 03/02/2026

Last Action: Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 48. Record Vote Number: 201.

07/15/2026

Jeffrey T. Kuntz, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, vice an additional position in accordance with 28 U.S.C. 133(b)(1).

Nomination Number: PN930-4-119

Received Date: 04/14/2026

Last Action: Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 46. Record Vote Number: 197.

07/14/2026

Matthew A. Schwartz, of New York, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit, vice Debra Ann Livingston, retiring.

Nomination Number: PN938-2-119

Received Date: 04/27/2026

Last Action: Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 45. Record Vote Number: 194.

07/13/2026

Arthur Roberts Jones, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas, vice Ricardo H. Hinojosa, retired.

Nomination Number: PN930-3-119

Received Date: 04/14/2026

Last Action: Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 46 - 44. Record Vote Number: 193.

06/24/2026

Michael J. Hendershot, of Ohio, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio, vice Patricia A. Gaughan, retired.

Nomination Number: PN930-2-119

Received Date: 04/14/2026

Last Action: Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 44. Record Vote Number: 188.

06/24/2026

John George Edward Marck, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas, vice Micaela Alvarez, retired.

Nomination Number: PN930-7-119

Received Date: 04/14/2026

Last Action: Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 45. Record Vote Number: 186.

06/15/2026

Justin D. Smith, of Missouri, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit, vice William Duane Benton, retiring.

Nomination Number: PN851-7-119

Received Date: 03/02/2026

Last Action: Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 48 - 43. Record Vote Number: 172.

06/10/2026

Anthony J. Powell, of Kansas, to be United States District Judge for the District of Kansas, vice Julie A. Robinson, retired.

Nomination Number: PN851-5-119

Received Date: 03/02/2026

Last Action: Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 44. Record Vote Number: 168.

06/09/2026

Anthony W. Mattivi, of Kansas, to be United States District Judge for the District of Kansas, vice Daniel D. Crabtree, retired.

Nomination Number: PN851-4-119

Received Date: 03/02/2026

Last Action: Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 46. Record Vote Number: 166.

06/02/2026

Kathleen S. Lane, of Montana, to be United States District Judge for the District of Montana, vice Susan P. Watters, retiring.

Nomination Number: PN851-3-119

Received Date: 03/02/2026

Last Action: Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 46. Record Vote Number: 132.

06/02/2026

Jeffrey M. Kuhlman, of Kansas, to be United States District Judge for the District of Kansas, vice Eric F. Melgren, retired.

Nomination Number: PN851-2-119

Received Date: 03/02/2026

Last Action: Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 46. Record Vote Number: 134.

05/20/2026

Evan Rikhye, of the Virgin Islands, to be Judge for the District Court of the Virgin Islands for a term of ten years, vice Wilma Antoinette Lewis, term expired.

Nomination Number: PN851-6-119

Received Date: 03/02/2026

Last Action: Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 47. Record Vote Number: 130.

05/19/2026

Sheria Akins Clarke, of South Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina, vice Robert Bryan Harwell, retired.

Nomination Number: PN851-1-119

Received Date: 03/02/2026

Last Action: Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 38. Record Vote Number: 127.

04/20/2026

Andrew B. Davis, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Texas, vice Earl Leroy Yeakel III, retired.

Nomination Number: PN787-1-119

Received Date: 01/29/2026

Last Action: Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 46. Record Vote Number: 86.

04/14/2026

John Thomas Shepherd, of Arkansas, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas, vice Susan Owens Hickey, retiring.

Nomination Number: PN787-3-119

Received Date: 01/29/2026

Last Action: Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 46. Record Vote Number: 76.

04/14/2026

Christopher R. Wolfe, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Texas, vice David Campos Guaderrama, retired.

Nomination Number: PN787-5-119

Received Date: 01/29/2026

Last Action: Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 47. Record Vote Number: 78.

03/17/2026

Anna St. John, of Louisiana, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana, vice Sarah S. Vance, retired.

Nomination Number: PN787-4-119

Received Date: 01/29/2026

Last Action: Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 45. Record Vote Number: 56.