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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 Patty Shwartz to be a U.S. Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit.  Shwartz appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on February 15, 2012.  The Judiciary Committee reported the nomination to the full Senate on March 8, 2012.  icon_webcast

*The nomination of Richard G. Taranto to be a U.S. Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit.  Taranto appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on February 29, 2012.  The Judiciary Committee reported the nomination to the full Senate on March 29, 2012.  icon_webcast

*The nomination of William J. Kayatta, Jr., to be a U.S. Circuit Judge for the First Circuit.  Kayatta appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 14, 2012.  The Judiciary Committee reported the nomination to the full Senate on April 19, 2012.  icon_webcast

*The nomination of Robert E. Bacharach to be a U.S. Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit.  Bacharach appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on May 9, 2012.  The Judiciary Committee reported the nomination to the full Senate on June 7, 2012.  
*The nomination of John E. Dowdell to be a U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma. Dowdell appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on May 9, 2012.  The Judiciary Committee reported the nomination to the full Senate on June 7, 2012.
  *The nomination of Brian J. Davis to be a U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Florida. Davis appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on May 9, 2012.  The Judiciary Committee reported the nomination to the full Senate on June 21, 2012. 
*The nomination of Jesus G. Bernal to be a U.S. District Judge for the Central District of California. Bernal appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on June 6, 2012.  The Judiciary Committee reported the nomination to the full Senate on July 12, 2012.
*The nomination of Lorna G. Schofield to be a U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York. Schofield appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on June 6, 2012.  The Judiciary Committee reported the nomination to the full Senate on July 12, 2012.
*The nomination of Frank P. Geraci, Jr. to be a U.S. District Judge for the Western District of New York. Geraci appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on June 27, 2012.  The Judiciary Committee reported the nomination to the full Senate on July 19, 2012.
*The nomination of Fernando M. Olguin, to be a U.S. District Judge for the Central District of California. Olguin appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on June 27, 2012.  The Judiciary Committee reported the nomination to the full Senate on July 19, 2012.
*The nomination of Malachy Edward Mannion, to be a U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Mannion appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on June 27, 2012.  The Judiciary Committee reported the nomination to the full Senate on July 19, 2012.
*The nomination of Matthew W. Brann, to be a U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Brann appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on June 27, 2012.  The Judiciary Committee reported the nomination to the full Senate on July 19, 2012.
*The nomination of Thomas M. Durkin, to be a U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois. Durkin appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on July 11, 2012.  The Judiciary Committee reported the nomination to the full Senate on August 2, 2012.
*The nomination of Jon S. Tigar, to be a U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of California. Tigar appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on July 11, 2012.  The Judiciary Committee reported the nomination to the full Senate on August 2, 2012.
*The nomination of William H. Orrick, III, to be a U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of California. Orrick appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on July 11, 2012.  The Judiciary Committee reported the nomination to the full Senate on August 2, 2012.
*The nomination of William Joseph Baer, to be a an Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice. Baer appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on July 26, 2012.  The Judiciary Committee reported the nomination to the full Senate on September 20, 2012.
*The nomination of Katherine Polk Failla, to be a U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York. Failla appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on September 19, 2012.  The Judiciary Committee reported the nomination to the full Senate on December 6, 2012.
*The nomination of Pamela Ki Mai Chen, to be a U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of New York. Chen appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on September 19, 2012.  The Judiciary Committee reported the nomination to the full Senate on December 6, 2012.
*The nomination of Troy L. Nunley, to be a U.S. District Judge for the Eastern  District of California. Nunley appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on September 19, 2012.  The Judiciary Committee reported the nomination to the full Senate on December 6, 2012.
**The nomination of Sheri Polster Chappell, to be a U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Florida. Chappell appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on September 19, 2012.  The Judiciary Committee reported the nomination to the full Senate on December 6, 2012.
*The nomination of Mark A. Barnett, to be a U.S. Court of International Trade. Barnett appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on September 19, 2012.  The Judiciary Committee reported the nomination to the full Senate on December 6, 2012.
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Did You Know?  Harlan Fiske Stone was the first Supreme Court nominee to testify at a Supreme Court confirmation hearing in 1925.  John Harlan was only the fourth nominee to testify (1955).  Harlan's 1955 confirmation marked the beginning of the current practice of each Supreme Court nominee testifying before the Judiciary Committee.

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