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Judicial Nomination Materials: 111th Congress

The following judicial nominations have been sent to the Senate.

Supreme Court
Circuit Court
District Court

Supreme Court Nominees

Elena Kagan
Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court
Nominated: May 10, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date: June 28, 2010
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee: July 20, 2010
Confirmed By Senate: August 5, 2010

Sonia Sotomayor
Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court
Nominated: June 1, 2009
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Hearing Date: July 13, 2009
Reported By Committee: July 28, 2009
Confirmed By Senate: August 6, 2009
Hearing Transcript

Circuit Court Nominees
 
Jimmie v. Reyna
U.S. Circuit Judge, Federal Circuit
Nominated: September 29, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date:
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee:
Confirmed By Senate:

Caitlin J. Halligan
U.S. Circuit Judge, District of Columbia
Nominated: September 29, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date:
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee:
Confirmed By Senate:

Goodwin Liu
U.S. Circuit Judge, Ninth Circuit
Nominated: Feb. 24, 2010, Sept. 13, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Committee Questionnaire, Supplements
Questionnaire Update
Hearing Date: April 16, 2010
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee: May 13, 2010, Sept. 23, 2010
Confirmed By Senate:
Returned To President: August 5, 2010

Robert Neil Chatigny
U.S. Circuit Judge, Second Circuit
Nominated: Feb. 24, 2010, Sept. 13, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Questionnaire Update
Hearing Date: April 28, 2010
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee: June 10, 2010
Confirmed By Senate:
Returned To President: August 5, 2010

Victoria F. Nourse
U.S. Circuit Judge, Seventh Circuit
Nominated: July 14, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date:
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee:
Confirmed By Senate:

James E. Graves, Jr.
U.S. Circuit Judge, Fifth Circuit
Nominated: June 10, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date: September 29, 2010
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee:
Confirmed By Senate:

Susan L. Carney
U.S. Circuit Judge, Second Circuit
Nominated: May 20, 2010
ABA Rating: Substantial Majority Qualified, Minority Not Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date: September 15, 2010
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee:
Confirmed By Senate:

Edward C. DuMont
U.S. Circuit Judge, Federal Circuit
Nominated: April 14, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date:
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee:
Confirmed By Senate:

Mary H. Murguia
U.S. Circuit Judge, Ninth Circuit
Nominated: March 25, 2010
ABA Rating: Substantial Majority Qualified, Minority Well Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date: July 15, 2010
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee: August 5, 2010
Confirmed By Senate:

Kathleen M. O'Malley
U.S. Circuit Judge, Federal Circuit
Nominated: March 10, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date: July 28, 2010
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee: Sept. 23, 2010
Confirmed By Senate:

Raymond J. Lohier, Jr.
U.S. Circuit Judge, Second Circuit
Nominated: March 10, 2010
ABA Rating: Substantial Majority Qualified, Minority Not Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date: April 22, 2010
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee: May 13, 2010
Confirmed By Senate:

Scott M. Matheson, Jr.
U.S. Circuit Judge, Tenth Circuit
Nominated: March 3, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date: May 13, 2010
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee: June 10, 2010
Confirmed By Senate:

James Wynn
U.S. Circuit Judge, Fourth Circuit
Nominated: November 4, 2009
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date: Dec. 16, 2009
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee: Jan. 28, 2010
Confirmed By Senate: August 5, 2010

Albert Diaz
U.S. Circuit Judge, Fourth Circuit
Nominated: November 4, 2009
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date: Dec. 16, 2009
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee: Jan. 28, 2010
Confirmed By Senate:

O. Rogeriee Thompson
U.S. Circuit Judge, First Circuit
Nominated: October 6, 2009
ABA Rating: Majority Qualified, Minority Not Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date: December 1, 2009
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee: Jan. 21, 2010
Confirmed By Senate: March 17, 2010

Denny Chin
U.S. Circuit Judge, Second Circuit
Nominated: October 6, 2009
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date: November 18, 2009
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee: Dec. 10, 2009
Confirmed By Senate: April 22, 2010

Barbara Milano Keenan
U.S. Circuit Judge, Fourth Circuit
Nominated: September 14, 2009
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date: October 7, 2009
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee: Oct. 29, 2009
Confirmed By Senate: March 2, 2010

Thomas I. Vanaskie
U.S. Circuit Judge, Third Circuit
Nominated: August 6, 2009
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date: November 4, 2009
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee: Dec. 3, 2009
Confirmed By Senate: April 21, 2010

Jane Branstetter Stranch
U.S. Circuit Judge, Sixth Circuit
Nominated: August 6, 2009
ABA Rating: Substantial Majority Qualified, Minority Well Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date: October 21, 2009
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee: Nov. 19, 2009
Confirmed By Senate: September 13, 2010

Joseph A. Greenaway
U.S. Circuit Judge, Third Circuit
Nominated:  June 19, 2009
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date: September 9, 2009
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee: Oct. 1, 2009
Confirmed By Senate: February 9, 2010

Beverly Baldwin Martin
U.S. Circuit Judge, Eleventh Circuit
Nominated: June 19, 2009
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date: July 29, 2009
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee: Sept. 10, 2009
Confirmed By Senate: January 20, 2010

Gerard Lynch
U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Nominated: April 2, 2009
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date: May 12, 2009
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee: June 11, 2009
Confirmed By Senate: Sept. 17, 2009

Andre M. Davis
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Nominated:
April 2, 2009
ABA Rating:
Substantial Majority Well Qualified, Minority Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date: April 29, 2009
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee: June 4, 2009
Confirmed By Senate: Nov. 9, 2009

David F. Hamilton
U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
Nominated: March 17, 2009
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Dates: April 1, 2009, April 29, 2009
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee: June 4, 2009
Confirmed By Senate: Nov. 19, 2009

District Court Nominees
Kevin H. Sharp
U.S. District Judge, Mid. Dist. of Tennessee
Nominated: November 17, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date:
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee:
Confirmed By Senate:

John A. Kronstadt
U.S. District Judge, Cen. Dist. of Calif.
Nominated: November 17, 2010
ABA Rating: Substantial Majority Qualified, Minority Well Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date:
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee:
Confirmed By Senate:

Sara L. Darrow
U.S. District Judge, Cen. Dist. of Illinois
Nominated: November 17, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date:
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee:
Confirmed By Senate:


Roy B. Dalton, Jr.
U.S. District Judge, Mid. Dist. of Florida
Nominated: November 17, 2010
ABA Rating: Substantial Majority Well Qualified, Minority Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date:
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee:
Confirmed By Senate:

Vincent L. Briccetti
U.S. District Judge, South. Dist. of New York
Nominated: November 17, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date:
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee:
Confirmed By Senate:

Cathy Bissoon
U.S. District Judge, West. Dist. of Penn.
Nominated: November 17, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date:
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee:
Confirmed By Senate:
Richard B. Jackson
U.S. District Judge, District of Colorado
Nominated: September 29, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date:
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee:
Confirmed By Senate:

Mae A. D'Agostino
U.S. District Judge, No. Dist. of New York
Nominated: September 29, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date:
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee:
Confirmed By Senate:

John. J. McConnell, Jr.
U.S. District Judge, District of Rhode Island
Nominated: March 10, 2010, Sept. 13, 2010
ABA Rating: Substantial Majority Qualified, Minority Not Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Questionnaire Update
Hearing Date: May 13, 2010
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee: June 17, 2010, Sept. 23, 2010
Confirmed By Senate:
Returned To President: August 5, 2010

Edward Milton Chen
U.S. District Judge, No. Dist. of Calif.
Nominated: Aug. 6, 2009, Jan. 20, 2010, Sept. 13, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Questionnaire Update
Questionnaire Update
Hearing Date: September 23, 2009
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee: Oct. 15, 2009,
Feb. 4, 2010, Sept. 23, 2010
Returned To President: Dec. 24, 2009, August 5, 2010

Louis B. Butler, Jr.
U.S. District Judge, West. Dis. of Wisconsin
Nominated: Sept. 30, 2009, Jan. 20, 2010, Sept. 13, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Questionnaire Update
Questionnaire Update
Hearing Date: November 4, 2009
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee: Dec. 3, 2009,
Feb. 4, 2010, Sept. 23, 2010
Returned To President: Dec. 24, 2009, August 5, 2010

Marina G. Marmolejo
U.S. District Judge, South. Dist. Texas
Nominated: July 28, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date:
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee:
Confirmed By Senate:

Kathleen M. Williams
U.S. District Judge, South. Dist. of Florida
Nominated: July 21, 2010
ABA Rating: Substantial Majority Well Qualified, Minority Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date:
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee:
Confirmed By Senate:

Charles B. Day
U.S. District Judge, District of Maryland
Nominated: July 21, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date:
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee:
Confirmed By Senate:

Michael H. Simon
U.S. District Judge, District of Oregon
Nominated: July 14, 2010
ABA Rating: Majority Well Qualified, Minority Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date: November 17, 2010
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee:
Confirmed By Senate:

Diana Saldana
U.S. District Judge, South. Dist. of Texas
Nominated: July 14, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date: September 29, 2010
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee:
Confirmed By Senate:

Sue E. Myerscough
U.S. District Judge, Cen. Dist. of Illinois
Nominated: July 14, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date: September 15, 2010
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee:
Confirmed By Senate:

Steve C. Jones
U.S. District Judge, North. Dist. of Georgia
Nominated: July 14, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date: November 17, 2010
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee:
Confirmed By Senate:

Beryl A. Howell
U.S. District Judge, District of Columbia
Nominated: July 14, 2010
ABA Rating: Majority Well Qualified, Minority Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date: July 28, 2010
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee: Sept. 23, 2010
Confirmed By Senate:

Marco A. Hernandez
U.S. District Judge, District of Oregon
Nominated: July 14, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date: November 17, 2010
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee:
Confirmed By Senate:

Amy B. Jackson
U.S. District Judge, District of Columbia
Nominated: June 18, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date: September 15, 2010
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee:
Confirmed By Senate:

James E. Boasberg
U.S. District Judge, District of Columbia
Nominated: June 18, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date: September 15, 2010
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee:
Confirmed By Senate:

James E. Shadid
U.S. District Judge, Central District of Illinois
Nominated: May 27, 2010
ABA Rating: Substantial Majority Qualified, Minority Well Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date: September 15, 2010
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee: 
Confirmed By Senate:

Max O. Cogburn, Jr.
U.S. District Judge, West. Dist. of North Carolina
Nominated: May 27, 2010
ABA Rating: Majority Well Qualified, Minority Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date: November 17, 2010
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee: 
Confirmed By Senate:

Robert L. Wilkins
U.S. District Judge, District of Columbia
Nominated: May 20, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date: July 28, 2010
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee: Sept. 23, 2010
Confirmed By Senate:

Edward J. Davila
U.S. District Judge, North. Dist. of California
Nominated: May 20, 2010
ABA Rating: Substantial Majority Qualified, Minority Not Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date: September 29, 2010
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee:
Confirmed By Senate:

Anthony J. Battaglia
U.S. District Judge, South. Dist. of California
Nominated: May 20, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date: September 29, 2010
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee:
Confirmed By Senate:


Carlton W. Reeves
U.S. District Judge, South. Dist. of Mississippi
Nominated: April 28, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date: July 14, 2010
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee: August 5, 2010
Confirmed By Senate:

Paul K. Holmes, III
U.S. District Judge, West. Dist. of Arkansas
Nominated: April 28, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date: September 29, 2010
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee:
Confirmed By Senate:

Denise J. Casper
U.S. District Judge, District of Massachusetts
Nominated: April 28, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date: July 14, 2010
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee: August 5, 2010
Confirmed By Senate:

Susan Richard Nelson
U.S. District Judge, District of Minnesota
Nominated: April 21, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date: May 13, 2010
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee: June 10, 2010
Confirmed By Senate:

Leslie E. Kobayashi
U.S. District Judge, District of Hawaii
Nominated: April 21, 2010
ABA Rating: Substantial Majority Well Qualified, Minority Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date: July 14, 2010
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee: August 5, 2010
Confirmed By Senate:

Ellen Lipton Hollander
U.S. District Judge, District of Maryland
Nominated: April 21, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date: May 13, 2010
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee: June 10, 2010
Confirmed By Senate:

Edmond E-Min Chang
U.S. District Judge, North Dist. of Illinois
Nominated: April 21, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date: July 14, 2010
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee: August 5, 2010
Confirmed By Senate:

James K. Bredar
U.S. District Judge, District of Maryland
Nominated: April 21, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date: May 13, 2010
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee: June 10, 2010
Confirmed By Senate:

John A. Gibney, Jr.
U.S. District Judge, East. Dist. of Virginia
Nominated: April 14, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date: April 28, 2010
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee: May 27, 2010
Confirmed By Senate:

Amy Totenberg
U.S. District Judge, North. Dist. of Georgia
Nominated: March 17, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date: September 15, 2010
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee:
Confirmed By Senate:

Leonard P. Stark
U.S. District Judge, District of Delaware
Nominated: March 17, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date: April 22, 2010
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee: May 13, 2010
Confirmed By Senate: August 5, 2010

Kimberly J. Mueller
U.S. District Judge, East. Dist. of California
Nominated: March 10, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date: April 16, 2010
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee: May 6, 2010
Confirmed By Senate:

Catherine C. Eagles
U.S. District Judge, Mid. Dist. of North Carolina
Nominated: March 10, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date: April 16, 2010
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee: May 6, 2010
Confirmed By Senate:

William Joseph Martinez
U.S. District Judge, District of Colorado
Nominated: February 24, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date: March 10, 2010
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee: April 15, 2010
Confirmed By Senate:

Gary Scott Feinerman
U.S. District Judge, North. Dist. of Illinois
Nominated: February 24, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date: March 10, 2010
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee: April 15, 2010
Confirmed By Senate: June 28, 2010

Sharon Johnson Coleman
U.S. District Judge, North. Dist. of Illinois
Nominated: February 24, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date: March 10, 2010
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee: April 15, 2010
Confirmed By Senate: July 12, 2010

Josephine Staton Tucker
U.S. District Judge, Cen. Dist. of California
Nominated: February 4, 2010
ABA Rating: Majority Well Qualified, Minority Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date: February 24, 2010
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee: March 18, 2010
Confirmed By Senate: June 21, 2010

Marc Thomas Treadwell
U.S. District Judge, Mid. Dist. of Georgia
Nominated: February 4, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date: February 24, 2010
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee: March 18, 2010
Confirmed By Senate: June 21, 2010

Mark A. Goldsmith
U.S. District Judge, East. Dist. of Michigan
Nominated: February 4, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date: February 24, 2010
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee: March 18, 2010
Confirmed By Senate: June 21, 2010

Elizabeth Erny Foote
U.S. District Judge, West. Dist. of Louisiana
Nominated: February 4, 2010
ABA Rating: Substantial Majority Qualified, Minority Well Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date: February 24, 2010
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee: March 18, 2010
Confirmed By Senate: June 15, 2010

Jane E. Magnus-Stinson
U.S. District Judge, South. Dist. of Indiana
Nominated: January 20, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date: February 11, 2010
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee: March 11, 2010
Confirmed By Senate: June 7, 2010

Tanya W. Pratt
U.S. District Judge, South Dist. of Indiana
Nominated: January 20, 2010
ABA Rating: Substantial Majority Well Qualified, Minority Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date: February 11, 2010
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee: March 4, 2010
Confirmed By Senate: June 15, 2010

Lucy H. Koh
U.S. District Judge, North. Dist. of California
Nominated: January 20, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date: February 11, 2010
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee: March 4, 2010
Confirmed By Senate: June 7, 2010

Audrey G. Fleissig
U.S. District Judge, East. Dist. of Missouri
Nominated: January 20, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date: February 11, 2010
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee: March 4, 2010
Confirmed By Senate: June 7, 2010

Jon E. DeGuilio
U.S. District Judge, North. Dist. of Indiana
Nominated: January 20, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date: February 11, 2010
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee: March 4, 2010
Confirmed By Senate: May 11, 2010

Gloria M. Navarro
U.S. District Judge, District of Nevada
Nominated: December 24, 2009
ABA Rating: Substantial Majority Qualified, Minority Not Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date: February 11, 2010
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee: March 4, 2010
Confirmed By Senate: May 5, 2010

Timothy S. Black
U.S. District Judge, South. Dist. of Ohio
Nominated: December 24, 2009
ABA Rating: Substantial Majority Well Qualified, Minority Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date: January 20, 2010
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee: February 11, 2010
Confirmed By Senate: May 11, 2010

Richard Mark Gergel
U.S. District Judge, Dist. of South Carolina
Nominated: December 22, 2009
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date: April 16, 2010
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee: May 6, 2010
Confirmed By Senate: August 5, 2010

J. Michelle Childs
U.S. District Judge, Dist. of South Carolina
Nominated: December 22, 2009
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date: April 16, 2010
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee: May 6, 2010
Confirmed By Senate: August 5, 2010

Benita Y. Pearson
U.S. District Judge. North. Dist. of Ohio
Nominated: December 3, 2009
ABA Rating: Substantial Majority Well Qualified, Minority Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date: January 20, 2010
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee: February 11, 2010
Confirmed By Senate:

Denzil Price Marshall, Jr.
U.S. District Judge, East. Dist. of Arkansas
Nominated: December 3, 2009
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date: January 20, 2010
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee: February 11, 2010
Confirmed By Senate: May 5, 2010

Nancy D. Freudenthal
U.S. District Judge, District of Wyoming
Nominated: December 3, 2009
ABA Rating: Majority Well Qualified, Minority Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date: January 20, 2010
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee: February 11, 2010
Confirmed By Senate: May 5, 2010

Brian Anthony Jackson
U.S. District Judge, Mid. Dis. of Louisiana
Nominated: October 29, 2009
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date: February 24, 2010
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee: March 18, 2010
Confirmed By Senate: June 15, 2010

William M. Conley
U.S. District Judge, District of Wisconsin
Nominated: October 29, 2009
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date: November 18, 2009
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee: Dec. 10, 2009
Confirmed By Senate: March 4, 2010

Rosanna M. Peterson
U.S. District Judge, District of Washington
Nominated: October 13, 2009
ABA Rating: Unanimously Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date: November 18, 2009
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee: Dec. 10, 2009
Confirmed By Senate: January 25, 2010

Christina Reiss
U.S. District Judge, District of Vermont
Nominated: October 13, 2009
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date: November 4, 2009
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee: Nov. 19, 2009
Confirmed By Senate: Nov. 21, 2009

Richard Seeborg
U.S. District Judge, No. Dist. of Calif.
Nominated: August 6, 2009
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date: September 23, 2009
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee: Oct. 15, 2009
Confirmed By Senate: Dec. 24, 2009

Dolly M. Gee
U.S. District Judge, Cen. Dist. of Calif.
Nominated: August 6, 2009
ABA Rating: Unanimously Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date: September 23, 2009
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee: Oct. 15, 2009
Confirmed By Senate: Dec. 24, 2009

Jacqueline H. Nguyen
U.S. District Judge, Cen. Dist. of Calif.
Nominated: July 31, 2009
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date: September 23, 2009
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee: Oct. 15, 2009
Confirmed By Senate: Dec. 1, 2009

Abdul K. Kallon
U.S. District Judge No. Dist. of Alabama
Nominated: July 31, 2009
ABA Rating: Majority Well Qualified, Minority Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date: November 4, 2009
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee: Nov. 19, 2009
Confirmed By Senate: Nov. 21, 2009

Irene Cornelia Berger
U.S. District Judge, So. Dist. of W. Virginia
Nominated: July 8, 2009
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date: September 9, 2009
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee: Oct. 1, 2009
Confirmed By Senate: Oct. 27, 2009

Roberto A. Lange
U.S. District Judge, Dist. of South Dakota
Nominated: July 8, 2009
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date: September 9, 2009
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee: Oct. 1, 2009
Confirmed By Senate: Oct. 21, 2009

Charlene Edwards Honeywell
U.S. District Judge, Mid. Dist. of Florida
Nominated: June 25, 2009
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date: September 9, 2009
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee: Oct. 1, 2009
Confirmed By Senate: Nov. 9, 2009

Jeffrey L. Viken
U.S. District Judge, Dist. of South Dakota
Nominated: June 25, 2009
ABA Rating: Substantial Majority Well Qualified, Minority Qualified
Committee Questionnaire
Hearing Date: July 29, 2009
Questions For The Record
Reported By Committee: Sept. 10, 2009
Confirmed By Senate:
Sept. 29, 2009


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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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