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Nominations

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.

 

Nominations Pending On The Senate Executive Calendar
*The nomination of Dawn Johnsen to be the Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel.  Johnsen appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on February 25.  Her nomination was reported on March 19.  icon_webcast

*The nomination of Judge William K. Sessions, III, to be the Chair of the U.S. Sentencing Commission, and the nomination of John Morton to be the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

*The nomination of David F. Hamilton to be a Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit.  Hamilton appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on April 1, and on April 29.  His nomination was reported on June 4.  icon_webcast

*The nomination of Andre M. Davis to be a Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit.  Davis appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on April 29.  His nomination was reported on June 4.icon_webcast

*The nomination of Thomas E. Perez to be the Assistant Attorney for the Civil Rights Division.  Perez appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on April 29.  His nomination was reported on June 4.  icon_webcast

*The nomination of Gerard E. Lynch to be a Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit.  Lynch appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on May 12.  His nomination was reported on June 11.  icon_webcast

*The nomination of Mary L. Smith to be Assistant Attorney General for the Tax Division.  Smith Appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on May 12.  Her nomination was reported on June 11.  icon_webcast

*The nomination of Tristram J. Coffin to be United States Attorney for the District of Vermont.  His nomination was reported on June 18.

*The nomination of Joyce W. Vance to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama.  Her nomination was reported on June 18.

*The nomination of Preet Bharara to be United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York  His nomination was reported on June 18.

*The nomination of B. Todd Jones to be United States Attorney for the District of Minnesota.  His nomination was reported on June 25.

*The nomination of John P. Kacavas to be United States Attorney for the District of New Hampshire.  His nomination was reported on June 25.
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Did You Know?  At the age of 34, Richard Rush became the youngest Attorney General in U.S. history when President Monroe appointed him on February 10, 1814.  Rush graduated from Princeton at the age of 17 and was the son of Dr. Benjamin Rush, a signer of the Declaration of Independence.

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