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. View profiles for judges and court staff in Leadership Connect.
| Name | Title | Nominated on | Confirmed on | Sworn in Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ketanji Brown Jackson | Associate Justice | 2/25/2022 |
| Name | Title | Circuit Court of Appeals | Nominated On | Confirmed on | Sworn In Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ketanij 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 | ||
| Candace Jackson-Awikumi | Circuit Judge | Seventh Circuit | 3/30/2021 | 6/24/2021 | 7/1/2021 |
| 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 | |
| Andre Mathis | Circuit Judge | Sixth Circuit | 11/17/2021 | ||
| Alison J. Nathan | Circuit Judge | Second Circuit | 11/17/2021 | ||
| J. Michelle Childs | Circuit Judge | District of Columbia Circuit | 12/23/2021 | ||
| Arianna Freeman | Circuit Judge | Third Circuit | 1/19/2022 | ||
| Stephanie Davis Dawkins | Circuit Judge | Sixth Circuit | 2/2/2022 |
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| John H. Chun | District Judge | Western District of Washington | 9/30/2021 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Jacqueline Corley | District Judge | Northern District of California | 11/3/2021 | ||
| Ruth Bermudez Montenegro | District Judge | Southern District of California | 11/3/2021 | ||
| Evelyn Padin | District Judge | District of New Jersey | 11/3/2021 | ||
| Julie Rubin | District Judge | District of Maryland | 11/3/2021 | ||
| Cristina Silva | District Judge | District of Nevada | 11/3/2021 | ||
| Trina Thompson | District Judge | Northen District of California | 11/3/2021 | ||
| Anne Rachel Traum | District Judge | District of Nevada | 11/3/2021 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Hector Gonzalez | District Judge | Eastern District of New York | 12/15/2021 | ||
| Kenly Kiya Kato | District Judge | Central District of California | 12/15/2021 | ||
| Nina Morrison | District Judge | Eastern District of New York | 12/15/2021 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Fred W. Slaughter | District Judge | Central District of California | 12/15/2021 | ||
| Sunshine Suzanne Sykes | District Judge | Central District of California | 12/15/2021 | ||
| Tiffany M. Cartwright | District Judge | Western District of Washington | 1/17/2022 | ||
| Nusrat Jahan Choudury | District Judge | Eastern District of New York | 1/17/2022 | ||
| Ana Isabel de Alba | District Judge | Eastern District of California | 1/17/2022 | ||
| Robert Steven Huie | District Judge | Southern District of California | 1/17/2022 | ||
| 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 |
| Name | Title | Court | Nominated On | Confirmed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolyn Lerner | Judge | Court of Federal Claims | 6/30/2021 | 12/20/2021 |
| Armando Bonilla | Judge | Court of Federal Claims | 6/30/2021 | 12/20/2021 |
| M. Tia Johnson | Judge | US Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces | 11/17/2021 |
