Judicial Nomination Materials: 111th Congress

The following judicial nominations have been sent to the Senate.

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