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Judicial Nominations

03/02/2026

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: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

03/02/2026

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: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

03/02/2026

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: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

03/02/2026

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: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

03/02/2026

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: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

03/02/2026

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: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

03/02/2026

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: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

03/02/2026

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: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

02/05/2026

Brian Charles Lea, of Tennessee, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee, vice John Thomas Fowlkes, Jr., retired.

Nomination Number: PN726-9-119

Received Date: 01/05/2026

Last Action: Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 46. Record Vote Number: 30.

02/05/2026

Justin R. Olson, of Indiana, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Indiana, vice Jane E. Magnus-Stinson, retired.

Nomination Number: PN726-11-119

Received Date: 01/05/2026

Last Action: Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 47. Record Vote Number: 32.

02/04/2026

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: Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.

02/04/2026

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: Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.

02/04/2026

Megan Blair Benton, of Missouri, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri, vice M. Douglas Harpool, retiring.

Nomination Number: PN726-2-119

Received Date: 01/05/2026

Last Action: Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 46. Record Vote Number: 28.

02/04/2026

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: Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.

02/04/2026

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: Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.

02/04/2026

Aaron Christian Peterson, of Alaska, to be United States District Judge for the District of Alaska, vice Timothy Mark Burgess, retired.

Nomination Number: PN726-12-119

Received Date: 01/05/2026

Last Action: Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 58 - 39. Record Vote Number: 26.

02/03/2026

David Clay Fowlkes, of Arkansas, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas, vice Paul Kinloch Holmes III, retired.

Nomination Number: PN726-5-119

Received Date: 01/05/2026

Last Action: Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 40. Record Vote Number: 22.

02/03/2026

Nicholas Jon Ganjei, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas, vice Lynn N. Hughes, retired.

Nomination Number: PN726-6-119

Received Date: 01/05/2026

Last Action: Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 45. Record Vote Number: 24.

01/08/2026

Alexander C. Van Hook, of Louisiana, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana, vice Elizabeth Erny Foote, retired.

Nomination Number: PN615-2-119

Received Date: 10/21/2025

Last Action: Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 40. Record Vote Number: 6.

01/03/2026

Aaron Christian Peterson, of Alaska, to be United States District Judge for the District of Alaska, vice Timothy Mark Burgess, retired.

Nomination Number: PN655-3-119

Received Date: 11/18/2025

Last Action: Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.