Status of President Biden’s federal judicial nominees so far


President Joe Biden’s (D) most recent federal judicial nominations were submitted to the U.S. Senate on Aug. 5. The three new nominees are:

  1. Charlotte Sweeney, to the United States District Court for the District of Colorado
  2. Mary Dimke, to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
  3. Beth Robinson, to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

To date, Biden has nominated 33 individuals to Article III federal judgeships. Listed below is the status of all of Biden’s Article III judicial nominees:

Waiting for committee hearing

The six nominees in this list are awaiting a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

  1. Jane Beckering, to the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan
  2. Mary Dimke, to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
  3. Shalina Kumar, to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
  4. Beth Robinson, to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  5. Jennifer Sung, to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  6. Charlotte Sweeney, to the United States District Court for the District of Colorado

Waiting for committee vote

The five nominees in this list have had a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee and are awaiting a committee vote to advance their nominations to the full U.S. Senate.

  1. Toby Heytens, to the United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit
  2. Sarala Nagala, to the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut
  3. Michael Nachmanoff, to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
  4. Patricia Tolliver Giles, to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
  5. Omar Williams, to the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut

Waiting for confirmation vote in U.S. Senate

The 13 nominees in this list are awaiting a vote in the full U.S. Senate following committee consideration. 

  1. Jia Cobb, to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia
  2. David G. Estudillo, to the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington
  3. Gustavo Gelpí, to the United States Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit
  4. Angel Kelley, to the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
  5. Lauren King, to the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington
  6. Tana Lin, to the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington
  7. Sarah A.L. Merriam, to the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut
  8. Christine O’Hearn, to the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
  9. Florence Pan, to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia
  10. Myrna Pérez, to the United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit
  11. Veronica Rossman, to the United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit
  12. Margaret Strickland, to the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico
  13. Karen Williams, to the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey

Confirmed to their positions

The nine nominees in this list have been confirmed by the full U.S. Senate. 

  1. Ketanji Brown Jackson, to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
  2. Zahid Quraishi, to the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
  3. Julien Xavier Neals, to the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
  4. Deborah Boardman, to the United States District Court for the District of Maryland
  5. Regina Rodriguez, to the United States District Court for the District of Colorado
  6. Candace Jackson-Akiwumi, to the United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit
  7. Lydia Kay Griggsby, to the United States District Court for the District of Maryland
  8. Eunice Lee, to the United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit
  9. Tiffany Cunningham, to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Biden made the first federal judicial nominations of his presidency in March 2021. The U.S. Senate confirmed seven of his nominees in June, one in July, and one so far in August.

Additional reading:

Current federal judicial vacancies

Article III, United States Constitution