Following nomination by the President of the United States, the Senate Committee on the Judiciary holds a hearing for nominees before they can be confirmed. All appointments require Senate confirmation.
The nominations below were made during the 117th Congress.
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| Name | Title | Nominated On | Confirmed On | Sworn in Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ketanji Brown Jackson | Associate Justice | 2/25/2022 | 4/7/2022 | 6/30/2022 |
| Name | Title | Circuit Court of Appeals | Nominated On | Confirmed on | Sworn In Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ketanji Brown Jackson | Circuit Judge | District of Columbia Circuit | 3/30/2021 | 6/14/2021 | 6/17/2021 |
| Tiffany P. Cunningham | Circuit Judge | Federal Circuit | 3/30/2021 | 7/15/2021 | 8/1/2021 |
| Candace Jackson-Awikumi | Circuit Judge | Seventh Circuit | 3/30/2021 | 6/24/2021 | 7/1/2021 |
| John Z. Lee | Circuit Judge | Seventh Circuit | 4/13/2021 | 9/7/2022 | |
| Gustavo Gelpi Jr. | Circuit Judge | First Circuit | 5/12/2021 | 10/18/2021 | 10/19/2021 |
| Eunice Lee | Circuit Judge | Second Circuit | 5/12/2021 | 8/9/2021 | 8/16/2021 |
| Veronica Rossman | Circuit Judge | Tenth Circuit | 5/12/2021 | 9/21/2021 | 9/30/2021 |
| Myrna Perez | Circuit Judge | Second Circuit | 6/15/2021 | 10/25/2021 | 11/12/2021 |
| Toby Heytens | Circuit Judge | Fourth Circuit | 6/30/2021 | 11/1/2021 | 11/2/2021 |
| Jennifer Sung | Circuit Judge | Ninth Circuit | 6/30/2021 | 12/15/2021 | 12/20/2021 |
| Beth Robinson | Circuit Judge | Second Circuit | 8/5/2021 | 11/1/2021 | 11/5/2021 |
| Lucy Koh | Circuit Judge | Ninth Circuit | 9/8/2021 | 12/14/2021 | 12/14/2021 |
| Gabriel Sanchez | Circuit Judge | Ninth Circuit | 9/8/2021 | 1/12/2022 | 1/24/2022 |
| Holly A. Thomas | Circuit Judge | Ninth Circuit | 9/8/2021 | 1/20/2022 | 1/24/2022 |
| Leonard Stark | Circuit Judge | Federal Circuit | 11/3/2021 | 2/10/2022 | 3/16/2022 |
| Andre Mathis | Circuit Judge | Sixth Circuit | 11/17/2021 | 9/7/2022 | 3/30/2022 |
| Alison J. Nathan | Circuit Judge | Second Circuit | 11/17/2021 | 3/23/2022 | 3/30/2022 |
| J. Michelle Childs | Circuit Judge | District of Columbia Circuit | 12/23/2021 | 7/19/2022 | 7/25/2022 |
| Arianna Freeman | Circuit Judge | Third Circuit | 1/19/2022 | ||
| Stephanie Dawkins Davis | Circuit Judge | Sixth Circuit | 2/2/2022 | 5/24/2022 | 6/14/2022 |
| Lara E. Montecalvo | Circuit Judge | First Circuit | 5/19/2022 | ||
| Doris L. Pryor | Circuit Judge | Seventh Circuit | 5/25/2022 | ||
| Rachel Bloomekatz | Circuit Judge | Sixth Circuit | 5/25/2022 | ||
| Florence Y. Pan | Circuit Judge | District of Columbia Circuit | 5/25/2022 | ||
| Roopali H. Desai | Circuit Judge | Ninth Circuit | 6/15/2022 | 8/4/2022 | |
| Tamika R. Montgomery-Reeves | Circuit Judge | Third Circuit | 6/29/2022 | ||
| Cindy K. Chung | Circuit Judge | Third Circuit | 7/12/2022 | ||
| Vijay Shanker | Circuit Judge | District of Columbia Circuit | 7/14/2022 | ||
| Julie Rikelman | Circuit Judge | First Circuit | 7/29/2022 | ||
| Maria Kahn | Circuit Judge | Second Circuit | 7/29/2022 | ||
| Anthony Johnstone | Circuit Judge | Ninth Circuit | 9/2/2022 | ||
| DeAndrea G. Benjamin | Circuit Judge (Intention to Nominate) | Fourth Circuit | |||
| Jabari Wamble | Circuit Judge (Intention to Nominate) | Tenth Circuit |
| Name | Title | District Court | Nominated on | Confirmed on | Sworn In Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deborah Boardman | District Judge | District of Maryland | 3/30/2021 | 6/23/2021 | 7/1/2021 |
| Lydia Griggsby | District Judge | District of Maryland | 3/30/2021 | 6/16/2021 | 7/20/2021 |
| Julien Neals | District Judge | District of New Jersey | 3/30/2021 | 6/8/2021 | 6/22/2021 |
| Florence Y. Pan | District Judge | District of Columbia | 3/30/2021 | 9/23/2021 | 9/23/2021 |
| Zahid N. Quraishi | District Judge | District of New Jersey | 3/30/2021 | 6/11/2021 | 6/22/2021 |
| Regina Rodriguez | District Judge | District of Colorado | 3/30/2021 | 6/8/2021 | 7/1/2021 |
| Margaret Strickland | District Judge | District of New Mexico | 3/30/2021 | 9/21/2021 | 10/22/2021 |
| David Estudillo | District Judge | Western District of Washington | 4/29/2021 | 9/14/2021 | 10/22/2021 |
| Tana Lin | District Judge | Western District of Washington | 4/29/2021 | 10/21/2021 | 11/23/2021 |
| Christine O'Hearn | District Judge | District of New Jersey | 4/29/2021 | 10/19/2021 | 10/22/2021 |
| Angel Kelley | District Judge | District of Massachusetts | 5/12/2021 | 9/14/2021 | 9/15/2021 |
| Lauren J. King | District Judge | Western District of Washington | 5/12/2021 | 10/5/2021 | 12/7/2021 |
| Karen M. Williams | District Judge | District of New Jersey | 5/12/2021 | 10/27/2021 | 11/1/2021 |
| Sarah A.L. Merriam | District Judge | District of Connecticut | 6/15/2021 | 10/7/2021 | 10/8/2021 |
| Sarala V. Nagala | District Judge | District of Connecticut | 6/15/2021 | 10/27/2021 | 10/28/2021 |
| Omar A. Williams | District Judge | District of Connecticut | 6/15/2021 | 10/28/2021 | 11/22/2021 |
| Jia A. Cobb | District Judge | District of Columbia | 6/15/2021 | 10/27/2021 | 11/12/2021 |
| Jane M. Beckering | District Judge | Western District of Michigan | 6/30/2021 | 12/17/2021 | 12/20/2021 |
| Patricia Tolliver Giles | District Judge | Eastern District of Virginia | 6/30/2021 | 10/27/2021 | 11/1/2021 |
| Shalina D. Kumar | District Judge | Eastern District of Michigan | 6/30/2021 | 12/17/2021 | 12/20/2021 |
| Michael S. Nachmanoff | District Judge | Eastern District of Virginia | 6/30/2021 | 10/27/2021 | 11/2/2021 |
| Mary Katherine Dimke | District Judge | Eastern District of Washington | 8/5/2021 | 12/20/2021 | 12/21/2021 |
| Charlotte Sweeney | District Judge | District of Colorado | 8/5/2021 | 5/25/2022 | 7/18/2022 |
| Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong | District Judge | Central District of California | 9/8/2021 | 12/20/2021 | 2/7/2022 |
| Katherine Marie Menendez | District Judge | District of Minnesota | 9/8/2021 | 12/20/2021 | 12/21/2021 |
| Jennifer L. Thurston | District Judge | Eastern District of California | 9/8/2021 | 12/17/2021 | 12/27/2021 |
| David Herrera Urias | District Judge | District of New Mexico | 9/8/2021 | 12/20/2021 | 1/14/2022 |
| Hernan D. Vera | District Judge | Central District of California | 9/8/2021 | ||
| Bridget Meehan Brennan | District Judge | Northern District of Ohio | 9/30/2021 | 2/1/2022 | 2/8/2022 |
| Victoria Marie Calvert | District Judge | Northern District of Georgia | 9/30/2021 | 3/22/2022 | 4/5/2022 |
| John H. Chun | District Judge | Western District of Washington | 9/30/2021 | 3/23/2022 | 4/11/2022 |
| Samantha D. Elliott | District Judge | District of New Hampshire | 9/30/2021 | 12/15/2021 | 12/22/2021 |
| Charles Esque Fleming | District Judge | Northern District of Ohio | 9/30/2021 | 2/1/2022 | 2/8/2022 |
| Sarah Elisabeth Geraghty | District Judge | Northern District of Georgia | 9/30/2021 | 4/1/2022 | 4/8/2022 |
| Dale E. Ho | District Judge | Southern District of New York | 9/30/2021 | ||
| Linda Lopez | District Judge | Southern District of California | 9/30/2021 | 12/17/2021 | 12/21/2021 |
| Jinsook Ohta | District Judge | Southern District of California | 9/30/2021 | 12/20/2021 | 12/27/2021 |
| David Augustin Ruiz | District Judge | Northern District of Ohio | 9/30/2021 | 2/1/2022 | 2/8/2022 |
| Georgette Castner | District Judge | District of New Jersey | 11/3/2021 | 3/31/2022 | 4/5/2022 |
| Jacqueline Corley | District Judge | Northern District of California | 11/3/2021 | 3/17/2022 | 3/30/2022 |
| Ruth Bermudez Montenegro | District Judge | Southern District of California | 11/3/2021 | 3/22/2022 | 3/30/2022 |
| Evelyn Padin | District Judge | District of New Jersey | 11/3/2021 | 5/25/2022 | 6/24/2022 |
| Julie Rubin | District Judge | District of Maryland | 11/3/2021 | 3/23/2022 | 3/30/2022 |
| Cristina Silva | District Judge | District of Nevada | 11/3/2021 | 3/23/2022 | 4/7/2022 |
| Trina Thompson | District Judge | Northen District of California | 11/3/2021 | 5/19/2022 | 8/5/2022 |
| Anne Rachel Traum | District Judge | District of Nevada | 11/3/2021 | 3/23/2022 | 4/7/2022 |
| Jessica G.L. Clarke | District Judge | Southern District of New York | 12/15/2021 | ||
| Sherilyn Peace Garnett | District Judge | Central District of California | 12/15/2021 | 4/27/2022 | |
| Hector Gonzalez | District Judge | Eastern District of New York | 12/15/2021 | 3/23/2022 | 4/18/2022 |
| Kenly Kiya Kato | District Judge | Central District of California | 12/15/2021 | ||
| Nina Morrison | District Judge | Eastern District of New York | 12/15/2021 | 6/8/2022 | |
| William S. Pocan | District Judge | Eastern District of Wisconsin | 12/15/2021 | ||
| Jennifer L. Rochon | District Judge | Southern District of New York | 12/15/2021 | 5/18/2022 | |
| Fred W. Slaughter | District Judge | Central District of California | 12/15/2021 | 3/17/2022 | 4/19/2022 |
| Sunshine Suzanne Sykes | District Judge | Central District of California | 12/15/2021 | 5/19/2022 | |
| Tiffany M. Cartwright | District Judge | Western District of Washington | 1/17/2022 | ||
| Nusrat Jahan Choudhury | District Judge | Eastern District of New York | 1/17/2022 | ||
| Ana Isabel de Alba | District Judge | Eastern District of California | 1/17/2022 | 6/21/2022 | 7/7/2022 |
| Robert Steven Huie | District Judge | Southern District of California | 1/17/2022 | 6/9/2022 | 6/14/2022 |
| Natasha C. Merle | District Judge | Eastern District of New York | 1/17/2022 | ||
| Jennifer H. Rearden | District Judge | Southern District of New York | 1/17/2022 | ||
| Nina Nin-Yuen Wang | District Judge | District of Colorado | 1/17/2022 | 7/19/2022 | 7/22/2022 |
| Nancy L. Maldonado | District Judge | Northern District of Illinois | 4/13/2022 | 7/19/2022 | 8/10/2022 |
| Gregory Williams | District Judge | District of Delaware | 4/15/2022 | 7/19/2022 | 9/1/2022 |
| Stephen Henley Locher | District Judge | Southern District of Iowa | 4/25/2022 | 7/14/2022 | 7/18/2022 |
| Ana C. Reyes | District Judge | United States District Court for the District of Columbia | 5/19/2022 | ||
| Elizabeth Hanes | District Judge | United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia | 5/19/2022 | 8/2/2022 | 8/5/2022 |
| Frances Kay Behm | District Judge | Eastern District of Michigan | 6/29/2022 | ||
| Kelley B. Hodge | District Judge | Eastern District of Pennsylvania | 7/12/2022 | ||
| John Frank Murphy | District Judge | Eastern District of Pennsylvania | 7/12/2022 | ||
| Mia Roberts Perez | District Judge | Eastern District of Pennsylvania | 7/12/2022 | ||
| Kai Scott | District Judge | Eastern District of Pennsylvania | 7/12/2022 | ||
| Margaret Guzman | District Judge | District of Massachusetts | 7/13/2022 | ||
| Kymberly Evanson | District Judge | Western District of Washington | 7/13/2022 | ||
| Jamal Whitehead | District Judge | Western District of Washington | 7/13/2022 | ||
| Jamar K. Walker | District Judge | Eastern District of Virginia | 7/13/2022 | ||
| Jorge Alberto Rodriguez | District Judge | Northern District of New York | 7/13/2022 | ||
| Matthew Garcia | District Judge | District of New Mexico | 7/14/2022 | ||
| Adrienne C. Nelson | District Judge | District of Oregon | 7/14/2022 | ||
| Andrew G. Schopler | District Judge | Southern District of California | 7/14/2022 | ||
| James Edward Simmons Jr. | District Judge | Southern District of California | 7/14/2022 | ||
| Daniel Calabretta | District Judge | United States District Court for the Eastern District of California | 8/1/2022 | ||
| Todd Edelman | District Judge | United States District Court for the District of Columbia | Intent to Nominate | ||
| Jeffery P. Hopkins | District Judge | United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio | 8/1/2022 | ||
| Myong J. Joun | District Judge | United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts | 8/1/2022 | ||
| Julia E. Kobick | District Judge | United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts | 8/1/2022 | ||
| Rita F. Lin | District Judge | United States District Court for the Northern District of California | 8/1/2022 | ||
| Araceli Martinez-Olguin | District Judge | United States District Court for the Northern District of California | 8/1/2022 | ||
| Charnelle Marie Bjelkengren | District Judge | United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington | Intent to Nominate | ||
| Gordon Gallagher | District Judge | United States District Court for the District of Colorado | 9/2/2022 | ||
| Jonathan J.C. Grey | District Judge | United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan | 9/2/2022 | ||
| Colleen Lawless | District Judge | United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois | 9/2/2022 | ||
| Orelia Merchant | District Judge | United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York | 9/2/2022 | ||
| P. Casey Pitts | District Judge | United States District Court for the Northern District of California | 9/2/2022 | ||
| Ramon E. Reyes | District Judge | United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York | 9/2/2022 | ||
| Arun Subramanian | District Judge | United States District Court for the Southern District of New York | 9/2/2022 |
| Name | Title | Court | Nominated On | Confirmed on | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolyn Lerner | Judge | Court of Federal Claims | 6/30/2021 | 12/20/2021 | 2/17/2022 |
| Armando Bonilla | Judge | Court of Federal Claims | 6/30/2021 | 12/20/2021 | 2/17/2022 |
| M. Tia Johnson | Judge | US Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces | 11/17/2021 |
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