Judicial Confirmations in 115th Congress (2017-18)
The listing below gives confirmations (or rejections) as they occur in the 115th Congress. It generally takes several weeks or more between confirmation and a judge being sworn in, i.e., assuming official duties. New confirmations are reported on within 24 hours of announcement in the Congressional Record. For contact information on judges listed, see Federal Section of Nation's Courts Online. For nominations (and confirmations) in the 114th Congress, click here.
For biographical information on confirmed judges, click here. For biographical information on new nominees, click here.
July 10, 2018
Mark J. Bennett
Ninth Circuit, Nomnated 2/15/18
June 6, 2018
Annemarie Carney Axon
Northern District of Alabama, Nominated 7/17/17.
June 5, 2018
Fernando Rodriguez Jr.
Southern District of Texas, Nominated 9/8/17.
Robert Earl Wier
Eastern District of Kentuck, Nominated 8/3/17.
May 15, 2018
Joel M. Carson III, Nominated 12/20/17.
Tenth Circuit
John B. Nalbandian, Nominated 1/23/18.
Sixth Circuit
May 14, 2018
Michael Y. Scudder, Nominated 2/15/18.
Seventh Circuit
Amy J. St. Eve., Nominated 2/15/18.
Seventh Circuit
May 10, 2018
Michael B. Brennan, Nominated 2/15/18.
Seventh Circuit
May 9, 2018
Kurt D. Engelhardt, Nominated 10/5/17.
Fifth Circuit
April 24, 2018
Stuart Kyle Duncan, Nominated 10/2/17.
Fifth Circuit
April 12, 2018
Claria Horn Boom, Nominated 6/7/17.
Eastern & Western District of Kentucky
John Broomes,Nominated 9/7/17.
District of Kansas
Rebecca Grady Jennings, Nominated 9/7/17
Western District of Kentucky
March 6, 2018
Terry A. Doughty, Nominated 8/3/17.
Western District of Louisiana
March 5, 2018
Karen Gren Scholer, Nominated 9/8/17.
Northern District of Texas
Tilman Eugene Self III, Nominated 7/13/17.
Middle District of Georgia
March 1, 2018
A. Marvin Quattlebaum Jr., Nominated 8/3/17
District of South Carolina
February 27, 2018
Elizabeth L. Branch, Nominated 9/8/17.
Eleventh Circuit
January 30, 2018
David Ryan Stras, Nominated 5/18/17.
Eighth Circuit
January 11, 2018
Michael L. Brown, Nominated 7/13/17.
Northern District of Georgia
Walter D. Counts III, Nominated 9/11/17.
Western District of Texas
January 10, 2018
William L. Campbell, Nominated 7/13/17.
Middle District of Tennessee
Thomas L.R. Parker, Nominated 7/13/17.
Western District of Tennessee
December 14, 2017
James C. Ho, Nominated 10/16/17.
Fifth Circuit
December 13, 2017
Don R. Willett, Nominated 10/3/17.
Fifth Circuit
December 12, 2017
Leonard Steven Grasz, Nominated 8/3/17.
Eighth Circuit
November 28, 2017
Gregory G. Katsas, Nominated 9/8/17
DC Court of Appeals
November 27, 2017
Dabney L. Friedrich, Nominated 5/8/17
District of Columbia
November 16, 2017
Donald C. Coggins Jr., Nominated 8/3/17.
District of South Carolina
November 2, 2017
Stephanos Bibas, Nominated 6/7/17.
Third Circuit
Allison H. Eid, Nominated 6/7/17.
Tenth Circuit.
November 1, 2017
Joan Louise Larsen, Nominated 5/18/17.
Sixth Circuit
October 31, 2017
Amy Coney Barrett, Nominated 5/8/17.
Seventh Circuit
October 30, 2017
Trevor N. McFadden, Nominated 6/7/17.
District of Columbia
October 26, 2017
Scott L. Palk, Nominated 5/8/17.
Western District of Oklahoma
September 28, 2017
Ralph R. Erickson, Nominated 6/7/17.
Eighth Circuit
September 5, 2017
Timothy J. Kelly, Nominated 6/7/17.
District of Columbia
August 1, 2017
Kevin C. Newsom, Nominated 5/18/17.
Eleventh Circuit
July 20, 2017
John K. Bush, Nominated 5/8/17
Sixth Circuit
July 12, 2017
David C. Nye, Nominated 5/8/17.
District of Idaho
May 25, 2017
Amul R. Thapar, Nominated 3/21/17.
Sixth Circuit
April 7, 2017
Neil M. Gorsuch, Nominated 1/312/17.
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