In this month’s federal judicial vacancy count, Ballotpedia tracked nominations, confirmations, and vacancies in Article III courts from May 1 to June 1. Ballotpedia publishes the federal judicial vacancy count at the start of each month.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Vacancies: There have been six new judicial vacancies since the April 2021 report. There are 82 vacancies out of 870 active Article III judicial positions on courts covered in this report. Including the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and the U.S. territorial courts, 85 of 890 active federal judicial positions are vacant.
• Nominations: There were six new nominations since the April 2021 report.
• Confirmations: There have been no new confirmations since the April 2021 report.
Six judges left active status, creating Article III life-term judicial vacancies, since the previous vacancy count. As Article III judicial positions, vacancies must be filled by a nomination from the president. Nominations are subject to confirmation on the advice and consent of the U.S. Senate.
• Judge Ursula Ungaro assumed senior status on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
• Judge Thomas Thrash assumed senior status on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.
• Judge Evan Wallach assumed senior status on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
• Judge Anthony Trenga assumed senior status on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
• Judge Petrese Tucker assumed senior status on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
• Judge Denny Chin assumed senior status on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit.
U.S. Court of Appeals vacancies
The following chart tracks the number of vacancies on the United States Court of Appeals from the inauguration of President Joe Biden (D) to the date indicated on the chart.
The following maps show the number of vacancies on the United States Court of Appeals at the inauguration of President Joe Biden (D) and as of June 1.
New nominations
President Joe Biden (D) has announced six new nominations since the April 2021 report.
• Gustavo Gelpí, to the United States Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit
• Eunice Lee, to the United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit
• Veronica Rossman, to the United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit
• Angel Kelley, to the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
• Karen Williams, to the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
• Lauren King, to the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington
New confirmations
As of June 1, there have been no federal judicial confirmations during the Biden administration.
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