The U.S. Senate confirmed three nominees to U.S. District Court judgeships. The Senate has confirmed 196 of President Trump’s Article III judicial nominees—two Supreme Court justices, 51 appellate court judges, 141 district court judges, and two U.S. Court of International Trade judges—since January 2017.
The confirmed nominees are:
Scott Rash, confirmed to the United States District Court for the District of Arizona on a 74-20 vote. After Rash receives his judicial commission and takes his judicial oath, the court will have:
• One vacancy.
• Seven Democrat-appointed judges and five Republican-appointed judges.
John Heil III, confirmed to the United States District Courts for the Northern District of Oklahoma, Eastern District of Oklahoma, and Western District of Oklahoma, on a 75-17 vote. After Heil receives his judicial commission and takes his judicial oath, the Northern District court will have:
• No vacancies.
• One Democrat-appointed judge and three Republican-appointed judges.
The Eastern District will have:
• No vacancies.
• Two Republican-appointed judges and no Democrat-appointed judges.
The Western District will have:
• No vacancies.
• Six Republican-appointed judges and no Democrat-appointed judges.
Anna Manasco, confirmed to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. After Manasco receives her judicial commission and takes her judicial oath, the court will have:
• No vacancies.
• Two Democrat-appointed judges and six Republican-appointed judges.
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