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Under the provisions of the Constitution, one of the most important roles of the United States Senate is to advise and consent to presidential nominations. The Senate Judiciary Committee considers both executive nominations and judicial nominations. Nominations that fall under the jurisdiction of the Judiciary Committee include nominations to the federal courts, including the Supreme Court, the U.S. Courts of Appeals, the U.S. District Courts, and the Court of International Trade, as well as several executive nominations within the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Commerce and others.

The status of recent nominations sent to the Senate and referred to the Judiciary Committee can be found on Thomas, the congressional search engine maintained by the Library of Congress.

Judiciary Committee Reported Nominations Pending On The Senate Executive Calendar


*The nomination of Albert Diaz to be a Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit.  Diaz appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on December 16, 2009.  His nomination was reported on January 28, 2010icon_webcast

*The nomination of Benita Y. Pearson to be a District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio.  Pearson appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on January 20, 2010.  Her nomination was reported on February 11, 2010icon_webcast


*The nomination of William J. Martinez to be a District Judge for the District of Colorado.  Martinez appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 10, 2010.  His nomination was reported on April 15, 2010icon_webcast

*The nomination of Kimberly J. Mueller to be a District Judge for the Eastern District of California.  Mueller appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on April 16, 2010.  Her nomination was reported on May 6, 2010. icon_webcast

*The nomination of Catherine C. Eagles to be a District Judge for the Middle District of North Carolina.  Eagles appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on April 16, 2010.  Her nomination was reported on May 6, 2010. icon_webcast

*The nomination of Ray Lohier to be a Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit.  Lohier appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on April 22, 2010.  His nomination was reported on May 13, 2010.   icon_webcast


*The nomination of John A. Gibney to be a District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia.  Gibney appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on April 28, 2010.  His nomination was reported on May 27, 2010icon_webcast


*The nomination of Scott Matheson to be a Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit.  Matheson appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on May 13, 2010.  His nomination was reported on June 10, 2010icon_webcast

*The nomination of James K. Bredar to be a District Judge for the District of Maryland.  Bredar appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on May 13, 2010.  His nomination was reported on June 10, 2010icon_webcast

*The nomination of Ellen L. Hollander to be a District Judge for the District of Maryland.  Hollander appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on May 13, 2010.  Her nomination was reported on June 10, 2010. icon_webcast

*The nomination of Susan R. Nelson to be a District Judge for the District of Minnesota.  Nelson appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on May 13, 2010.  Her nomination was reported on June 10, 2010icon_webcast

*The nomination of James M. Cole to be Deputy Attorney at the Department of Justice.  Cole appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on June 15, 2010.  His nomination was reported on July 20, 2010icon_webcast

*The nomination of Mary Helen Murguia to be a Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit.  Murguia appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on July 15, 2010.  Her nomination was reported on August 5, 2010.icon_webcast

*The nomination of Edmond E-Min Chang to be a District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois.  Chang appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on July 15, 2010.  His nomination was reported on August 5, 2010.icon_webcast



*The nomination of Leslie E. Kobayashi to be a District Judge for the District of Hawaii.  Kobayashi appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on July 15, 2010.  Her nomination was reported on August 5, 2010.icon_webcast

*The nomination of Denise Jefferson Casper to be a District Judge for the District of Massachusetts.  Casper appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on July 15, 2010.  Her nomination was reported on August 5, 2010.icon_webcast

*The nomination of Carlton W. Reeves to be a District Judge for the Southern District of Mississippi.  Reeves appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on July 15, 2010.  His nomination was reported on August 5, 2010.icon_webcast

*The nomination of Kathleen M. O'Malley to be a Circuit Judge for the Foreign Circuit.  O'Malley appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on July 28, 2010.  Her nomination was reported on September 23, 2010icon_webcast

*The nomination of Beryl A. Howell to be a District Judge for the District of Columbia.  Howell appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on July 28, 2010.  Her nomination was reported on September 23, 2010icon_webcast

*The nomination of Robert L. Wilkins to be a District Judge for the District of Columbia.  Wilkins appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on July 28, 2010.  His nomination was reported on September 23, 2010icon_webcast

*The nomination of Edward M. Chen to be a District Judge for the Northern District of California.  Chen appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on September 23, 2009.  His nomination was again reported on September 23, 2010icon_webcast

*The nomination of Louis B. Butler, Jr., to be a District Judge for the Western District of Wisconsin.  Butler appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on November 4, 2009.  His nomination was again reported on September 23, 2010icon_webcast

*The nomination of John J. McConnell, Jr., to be a District Judge for the District of Rhode Island.  McConnell appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on May 13, 2010.  His nomination was again reported on September 23, 2010icon_webcast



*The nomination of Goodwin Liu to be a Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit.  Liu appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on April 16, 2010.  His nomination was again reported on September 23, 2010.icon_webcast



*The nomination of Ripley Rand to be a U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina.  His nomination was reported on November 18, 2010.



*The nomination of Charles M. Oberly III to be a U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware.  His nomination was reported on November 18, 2010.



*The nomination of William C. Eldridge to be a U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas.  His nomination was reported on November 18, 2010.



*The nomination of Frank Leon-Guerrero to be a U.S. Marshal for the District of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands.  His nomination was reported on November 18, 2010.



*The nomination of Charles Thomas Weeks II to be a U.S. Marshal for the Western District of Oklahoma.  His nomination was reported on November 18, 2010.



*The nomination of Kenneth F. Bohac to be a U.S. Marshal for the Central District of Illinois.  His nomination was reported on November 18, 2010.



*The nomination of Wilfredo Martinez to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the State Justice Institute.  His nomination was reported on November 18, 2010.



*The nomination of Chase T. Rogers to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the State Justice Institute.  Her nomination was reported on November 18, 2010.



*The nomination of Isabel Framer to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the State Justice Institute.  Her nomination was reported on November 18, 2010.


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Did You Know?  The U.S. Courts of Appeals were the first federal courts designed exclusively to hear cases on appeal from trial courts.  In an effort to relieve the caseload burden in the Supreme Court, and to handle a dramatic increase in federal filings, Congress passed the Judiciary Act of 1891, establishing nine courts of appeals, one for each judicial circuit.

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