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                Vacancies 
                 Below is a list of nominations for Article III courts submitted by the President to the Senate during the 111th Congress. Only those courts for which the President has submitted a nomination are listed.
| SUPREME COURT | |||||
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| Nominee | Judicial Emergency | Nomination Date | Hearing Date | Confirmation Date | |
| Supreme Court | |||||
| Kagan, Elena | 5/10/10 | 6/28/10-7/1/10 | 8/5/10 | ||
| Sotomayor, Sonia | 6/1/09 | 7/13-16/09 | 8/6/09 | ||
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| COURT OF APPEALS | |||||
| Nominee | Judicial Emergency | Nomination Date | Hearing Date | Confirmation Date | |
| District of Columbia Circuit | |||||
| Halligan, Caitlin J. | 9/29/10 | ||||
| First Circuit | |||||
| Thompson, O. Rogeriee | Yes | 10/6/09 | 12/1/09 | 3/17/10 | |
| Second Circuit | |||||
| Carney, Susan L. | Yes | 5/20/10 | 9/15/10 | ||
| Chatigny, Robert Neil | Yes | 2/24/10 9/13/10  | 
                    4/28/10 | ||
| Chin, Denny | Yes | 10/6/09 | 11/18/09 | 4/22/10 | |
| Lohier, Raymond Joseph, Jr. | Yes | 3/10/10 | 4/22/10 | 12/19/10 | |
| Lynch, Gerard E. | Yes | 4/2/09 | 5/12/09 | 9/17/09 | |
| Third Circuit | |||||
| Greenaway, Joseph A. | Yes | 6/19/09 | 9/9/09 | 2/9/10 | |
| Vanaskie, Thomas I. | Yes | 8/6/09 | 11/4/09 | 4/21/10 | |
| Fourth Circuit | |||||
| Davis, Andre M. | Yes | 4/2/09 | 4/29/09 | 11/9/09 | |
| Diaz, Albert | Yes | 11/4/09 | 12/16/09 | 12/18/10 | |
| Keenan, Barbara Milano | Yes | 9/14/09 | 10/7/09 | 3/2/10 | |
| Wynn, James A., Jr. | Yes | 11/4/09 | 12/16/09 | 8/5/10 | |
| Fifth Circuit | |||||
| Graves, James E., Jr. | Yes | 6/10/10 | 9/29/10 | ||
| Sixth Circuit | |||||
| Stranch, Jane Branstetter | Yes | 8/6/09 | 10/21/09 | 9/13/10 | |
| Donald, Bernice Bouie | 12/1/10 | ||||
| Seventh Circuit | |||||
| Hamilton, David F. | 3/17/09 | 4/1/09 4/29/09  | 
                     11/19/09 | ||
| Nourse, Victoria F. | 7/14/10 | ||||
| Ninth Circuit | |||||
| Liu, Goodwin | Yes | 2/24/10 9/13/10  | 
                  4/16/10 | ||
| Murguia, Mary Helen | Yes | 3/25/10 | 7/15/10 | 12/22/10 | |
| Tenth Circuit | |||||
| Matheson, Scott M., Jr. | 3/3/10 | 5/13/10 | 12/22/10 | ||
| Eleventh Circuit | |||||
| Martin, Beverly Baldwin | Yes | 6/19/09 | 7/29/09 | 1/20/10 | |
| Federal Circuit | |||||
| DuMont, Edward C. | 4/14/10 | ||||
| O'Malley, Kathleen M. | 3/10/10 | 7/28/10 | 12/22/10 | ||
| Reyna, Jimmie V. | 9/29/10 | ||||
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| DISTRICT COURT | |||||
| Nominee | Judicial Emergency | Nomination Date | Hearing Date | Confirmation Date | |
| Northern District of Alabama | |||||
| Kallon, Abdul K. | 7/31/09 | 11/4/09 | 11/21/09 | ||
| Eastern District of Arkansas | |||||
| Marshall, Denzil Price, Jr. | 12/3/09 | 1/20/10 | 5/5/10 | ||
| Western District of Arkansas | |||||
| Holmes, Paul K., III | Yes | 4/28/10 | 9/29/10 | ||
| Central District of California | |||||
| Gee, Dolly M. | 8/6/09 | 9/23/09 | 12/24/09 | ||
| Kronstadt, John A. | Yes | 11/17/10 | |||
| Nguyen, Jacqueline H. | Yes | 7/31/09 | 9/23/09 | 12/1/09 | |
| Tucker, Josephine Staton | Yes | 2/4/10 | 2/24/10 | 6/21/10 | |
| Eastern District of California | |||||
| Mueller, Kimberly J. | Yes | 3/10/10 | 4/16/10 | 12/16/10 | |
| Northern District of California | |||||
| Chen, Edward Milton | Yes | 8/6/09 1/20/10 9/13/10  | 
                    9/23/09 | ||
| Davila, Edward J. | Yes | 5/20/10 | 9/29/10 | ||
| Koh, Lucy Haeran | Yes | 1/20/10 | 2/11/10 | 6/7/10 | |
| Seeborg, Richard | 8/6/09 | 9/23/09 | 12/24/09 | ||
| Southern District of California | |||||
| Battaglia, Anthony J. | 5/20/10 | 9/29/10 | |||
| District of Colorado | |||||
| Jackson, Richard Brooke | Yes | 9/29/10 | |||
| Martinez, William Joseph | Yes | 2/24/10 | 3/10/10 | 12/21/10 | |
| District of Delaware | |||||
| Stark, Leonard Philip | Yes | 3/10/10 | 4/22/10 | 8/5/10 | |
| District of Columbia | |||||
| Boasberg, James E. | 6/17/10 | 9/15/10 | |||
| Howell, Beryl A. | 7/14/10 | 7/28/10 | 12/22/10 | ||
| Jackson, Amy Berman | 6/17/10 | 9/15/10 | |||
| Wilkins, Robert L. | 5/20/10 | 7/28/10 | 12/22/10 | ||
| Middle District of Florida | |||||
| Dalton, Roy Bale, Jr. | Yes | 11/17/10 | |||
| Honeywell, Charlene Edwards | Yes | 6/25/09 | 9/9/09 | 11/9/09 | |
| Southern District of Florida | |||||
| Williams, Kathleen M. | Yes | 7/21/10 | |||
| Middle District of Georgia | |||||
| Treadwell, Marc Thomas | 2/4/10 | 2/24/10 | 6/21/10 | ||
| Northern District of Georgia | |||||
| Jones, Steve C. | Yes | 7/14/10 | 11/17/10 | ||
| Totenberg, Amy | Yes | 3/17/10 | 9/15/10 | ||
| District of Hawaii | |||||
| Kobayashi, Leslie E. | 4/21/10 | 7/15/10 | 12/18/10 | ||
| Central District of Illinois | |||||
| Darrow, Sara Lynn | Yes | 11/17/10 | |||
| Myerscough, Sue E. | Yes | 6/17/10 | 9/15/10 | ||
| Shadid, James E. | Yes | 5/27/10 | 9/15/10 | ||
| Northern District of Illinois | |||||
| Chang, Edmond E-Min | 4/21/10 | 7/15/10 | 12/18/10 | ||
| Coleman, Sharon Johnson | Yes | 2/24/10 | 3/10/10 | 7/12/10 | |
| Feinerman, Gary Scott | 2/24/10 | 3/10/10 | 6/28/10 | ||
| Northern District of Indiana | |||||
| DeGuilio, Jon E. | Yes | 1/20/10 | 2/11/10 | 5/11/10 | |
| Southern District of Indiana | |||||
| Magnus-Stinson, Jane E. | 1/20/10 | 2/11/10 | 6/7/10 | ||
| Walton Pratt, Tanya | 1/20/10 | 2/11/10 | 6/15/10 | ||
| Middle District of Louisiana | |||||
| Jackson, Brian Anthony | 10/29/09 | 2/24/10 | 6/15/10 | ||
| Western District of Louisiana | |||||
| Foote, Elizabeth Erny | 2/4/10 | 2/24/10 | 6/15/10 | ||
| District of Maryland | |||||
| Bredar, James K. | 4/21/10 | 5/13/10 | 12/16/10 | ||
| Day, Charles B. | Yes | 7/21/10 | |||
| Hollander, Ellen Lipton | 4/21/10 | 5/13/10 | 12/18/10 | ||
| District of Massachusetts | |||||
| Casper, Denise | 4/28/10 | 7/15/10 | 12/17/10 | ||
| Eastern District of Michigan | |||||
| Goldsmith, Mark A. | 2/4/10 | 2/24/10 | 6/21/10 | ||
| District of Minnesota | |||||
| Nelson, Susan Richard | Yes | 4/21/10 | 5/13/10 | 12/17/10 | |
| Southern District of Mississippi | |||||
| Reeves, Carlton W. | Yes | 4/28/10 | 7/15/10 | 12/19/10 | |
| Eastern District of Missouri | |||||
| Fleissig, Audrey Goldstein | 1/20/10 | 2/11/10 | 6/7/10 | ||
| Ross, John A. | 12/1/10 | ||||
| District of Nevada | |||||
| Navarro, Gloria M. | 12/24/09 | 2/11/10 | 5/5/10 | ||
| District of New Jersey | |||||
| Cecchi, Claire C. | 12/1/10 | ||||
| Salas, Esther | 12/1/10 | ||||
| Northern District of New York | |||||
| D’Agostino, Mae A. | Yes | 9/29/10 | |||
| Southern District of New York | |||||
| Briccetti, Vincent L. | Yes | 11/17/10 | |||
| Middle District of North Carolina | |||||
| Eagles, Catherine C. | 3/10/10 | 4/16/10 | 12/16/10 | ||
| Western District of North Carolina | |||||
| Cogburn, Max O., Jr. | 5/27/10 | 11/17/10 | |||
| Northern District of Ohio | |||||
| Pearson, Benita Y. | 12/3/09 | 1/20/10 | 12/21/10 | ||
| Southern District of Ohio | |||||
| Black, Timothy S. | 12/24/09 | 1/20/10 | 5/11/10 | ||
| District of Oregon | |||||
| Hernandez, Marco A. | Yes | 7/14/10 | 11/17/10 | ||
| Simon, Michael H. | 7/14/10 | 11/17/10 | |||
| Middle District of Pennsylvania | |||||
| Mariani, Robert David | Yes | 12/1/10 | |||
| Western District of Pennsylvania | |||||
| Bissoon, Cathy | 11/17/10 | ||||
| Hornak, Mark Raymond | 12/1/10 | ||||
| District of Rhode Island | |||||
| McConnell, John J., Jr. | 3/10/10 9/13/10  | 
    5/13/10 | |||
| District of South Carolina | |||||
| Childs, J. Michelle | 12/22/09 | 4/16/10 | 8/5/10 | ||
| Gergel, Richard Mark | 12/22/09 | 4/16/10 | 8/5/10 | ||
| District of South Dakota | |||||
| Lange, Roberto A. | 7/8/09 | 9/9/09 | 10/21/09 | ||
| Viken, Jeffrey L. | 6/25/09 | 7/29/09 | 9/29/09 | ||
| Middle District of Tennessee | |||||
| Sharp, Kevin H. | Yes | 11/17/10 | |||
| Southern District of Texas | |||||
| Marmolejo, Marina G. | Yes | 7/28/10 | |||
| Saldana, Diana | Yes | 7/14/10 | 9/29/10 | ||
| District of Vermont | |||||
| Reiss, Christina | Yes | 10/13/09 | 11/4/09 | 11/21/09 | |
| Eastern District of Virginia | |||||
| Gibney, John A., Jr. | Yes | 4/14/10 | 4/28/10 | 12/16/10 | |
| Wright Allen, Arenda L. | 12/1/10 | ||||
| Western District of Virginia | |||||
| Urbanski, Michael F. | 12/1/10 | ||||
| Eastern District of Washington | |||||
| Peterson, Rosanna Malouf | 10/13/09 | 11/18/09 | 1/25/10 | ||
| Southern District of West Virginia | |||||
| Berger, Irene Cornelia | 7/8/09 | 9/9/09 | 10/27/09 | ||
| Western District of Wisconsin | |||||
| Butler, Louis B. Jr. | Yes | 9/30/09 1/20/10 9/13/10  | 
    11/4/09 | ||
| Conley, William M. | 10/29/09 | 11/18/09 | 3/4/10 | ||
| District of Wyoming | |||||
| Freudenthal, Nancy D. | 12/3/09 | 1/20/10 | 5/5/10 | ||
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