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Judicial Nominations

01/03/2021

Grace Karaffa Obermann, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years, vice Susan G. Braden, term expired.

Nomination Number: PN1382-116

Received Date: 01/09/2020

Last Action: Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

01/03/2021

R. Shireen Matthews, of California, to be a United States District Judge for the Southern District of California, vice Barry Ted Moskowitz, retired.

Nomination Number: PN1535-116

Received Date: 02/13/2020

Last Action: Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

01/03/2021

Jennifer P. Togliatti, of Nevada, to be United States District Judge for the District of Nevada, vice James C. Mahan, retired.

Nomination Number: PN1540-116

Received Date: 02/13/2020

Last Action: Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

01/03/2021

Jeremy B. Rosen, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California, vice Margaret M. Morrow, retired.

Nomination Number: PN1539-116

Received Date: 02/13/2020

Last Action: Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

01/03/2021

James P. Arguelles, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of California, vice Lawrence Joseph O'Neill, retired.

Nomination Number: PN2026-116

Received Date: 06/18/2020

Last Action: Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

01/03/2021

Raul M. Arias-Marxuach, of Puerto Rico, to be United States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit, vice Juan R del Valle Torruella, deceased.

Nomination Number: PN2366-116

Received Date: 11/30/2020

Last Action: Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

01/03/2021

Fred Joseph Federici III, of New Mexico, to be United States District Judge for the District of New Mexico, vice Robert C. Brack, retired.

Nomination Number: PN2027-116

Received Date: 06/18/2020

Last Action: Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

01/03/2021

Iris Lan, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York, vice Katherine B. Forrest, resigned.

Nomination Number: PN1744-116

Received Date: 05/04/2020

Last Action: Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

01/03/2021

Hector Gonzalez, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, vice Brian M. Cogan, retired.

Nomination Number: PN2206-116

Received Date: 09/08/2020

Last Action: Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

01/03/2021

Stephen Andrew Kubiatowski, of Kentucky, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years, vice Margaret Mary Sweeney, term expired.

Nomination Number: PN2301-116

Received Date: 10/26/2020

Last Action: Returned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

12/20/2020

Fernando L. Aenlle-Rocha, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California, vice S. James Otero, retired.

Nomination Number: PN1380-116

Received Date: 01/09/2020

Last Action: Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 80 - 8. Record Vote Number: 284.

12/19/2020

Thompson Michael Dietz, of New Jersey, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years, vice Victor J. Wolski, term expired.

Nomination Number: PN2093-116

Received Date: 07/02/2020

Last Action: Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 36. Record Vote Number: 276.

12/17/2020

Charles Edward Atchley, Jr., of Tennessee, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Tennessee, vice Harry Sandlin Mattice, Jr., retired.

Nomination Number: PN2246-116

Received Date: 09/22/2020

Last Action: Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 41. Record Vote Number: 272.

12/17/2020

Zachary N. Somers, of the District of Columbia, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years, vice Thomas Craig Wheeler, term expiring.

Nomination Number: PN2209-116

Received Date: 09/08/2020

Last Action: Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 43. Record Vote Number: 274.

12/17/2020

Daniel Z. Epstein, of Texas, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years, vice Edward J. Damich, term expired.

Nomination Number: PN1435-116

Received Date: 02/04/2020

Last Action: Received message of withdrawal of nomination from the President.

12/16/2020

Katherine A. Crytzer, of Tennessee, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Tennessee, vice Pamela L. Reeves, deceased.

Nomination Number: PN2247-116

Received Date: 09/22/2020

Last Action: Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 48 - 47. Record Vote Number: 268.

12/16/2020

Joseph Dawson III, of South Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina, vice Terry L. Wooten, retired.

Nomination Number: PN2294-116

Received Date: 10/23/2020

Last Action: Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 56 - 39. Record Vote Number: 270.

12/15/2020

Thomas L. Kirsch II, of Indiana, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit, vice Amy Coney Barrett, elevated.

Nomination Number: PN2333-116

Received Date: 11/16/2020

Last Action: Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 44. Record Vote Number: 266.

12/08/2020

Stephen Sidney Schwartz, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years, vice Marian Blank Horn, term expired.

Nomination Number: PN1384-116

Received Date: 01/09/2020

Last Action: Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 47. Record Vote Number: 256.

12/02/2020

Kathryn C. Davis, of Maryland, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years, vice Charles F. Lettow, term expired.

Nomination Number: PN1433-116

Received Date: 02/04/2020

Last Action: Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 45. Record Vote Number: 248.