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Nominee Senator Senator's Reply Senator Senator's Reply Nomination Date
District of Columbia Circuit
Roberts N/A N/A 1/7/03
Estrada N/A N/A 1/7/03
Kavanaugh N/A N/A 7/25/03
Brown N/A N/A 7/25/03
 
First Circuit
None
 
Second Circuit
Wesley Schumer Positive 5/15/03 Clinton Positive 5/12/03 3/5/03
Hall Leahy Positive 1/14/04 Jeffords Positive 1/12/04 12/9/03
 
Third Circuit
Chertoff Corzine Positive 4/15/03 Lautenberg Positive 4/15/03 3/5/03
Fisher Specter Positive 5/15/03 Santorum Positive 5/19/03 5/1/03
Van Antwerpen Specter Positive 12/1/03 Santorum Positive 12/3/03 11/21/03
 
Fourth Circuit
Boyle Edwards Dole Positive 3/12/03 1/7/03
Duncan Edwards Positive 5/15/03 Dole Positive 5/13/03 4/28/03
Allen Warner Positive
6/5/03		 Allen Positive 5/23/03 4/28/03
Haynes Warner Positive 10/22/03 Allen Positive 10/14/03 9/29/03
 
Fifth Circuit
Owen Hutchison Positive
3/5/03		 Cornyn Positive
3/5/03		 1/7/03
Pickering Lott Positive
3/6/03		 Cochran Positive
3/5/03		 1/7/03
Prado Hutchison Positive 2/26/03 Cornyn Positive 2/26/03 2/6/03
 
Sixth Circuit
Cook DeWine Voinovich 1/7/03
Sutton DeWine Voinovich 1/7/03
McKeague Levin Negative 3/19/03 Stabenow Negative 3/19/03 1/7/03
Neilson Levin Negative 3/19/03 Stabenow Negative 3/19/03 1/7/03
Saad Levin Negative 3/19/03 Stabenow Negative 3/19/03 1/7/03
Griffin Levin Negative 3/19/03 Stabenow Negative 3/19/03 1/7/03
 
Seventh Circuit
Sykes Kohl Positive 2/2/04 Feingold Positive 2/2/04 11/14/03
 
Eighth Circuit
Colloton Harkin Positive
7/9/03		 Grassley Positive
3/5/03		 2/12/03
Gruender Bond Positive
10/16/03		 Talent Positive 10/16/03 9/29/03
Benton Bond Positive
2/25/03		 Talent Positive 3/11/03 2/12/04
 
Ninth Circuit
Kuhl Feinstein Reserved Judgment 3/11/03 Boxer 1/7/03
Bybee Reid Ensign 1/7/03
Callahan Feinstein Positive
3/5/03		 Boxer Reserved Judgment 3/11/03 2/12/03
Bea Feinstein Positive 4/29/03 Boxer Reserved Judgment 4/23/03 4/11/03
Myers Craig Positive 7/15/03 Crapo Positive 7/15/03 5/15/03
 
Tenth Circuit
Tymkovich Allard Positive
3/5/03		 Campbell Positive
3/5/03		 1/7/03
 
Eleventh Circuit
Pryor Shelby Positive 4/28/03 Sessions Positive 4/30/03 4/9/03
 
Federal Circuit
None
 

District Court

Nominee Senator Senator's Reply Senator Senator's Reply Nomination Date
Northern District of Alabama
Coogler Shelby Positive
4/4/03		 Sessions Positive 4/24/03 3/27/03
Proctor Shelby Positive 5/19/03 Sessions Positive 5/22/03 5/1/03
Hopkins Shelby Positive 10/21/03 Sessions Positive 11/4/03 10/14/03
 
Southern District of Alabama
Steele Shelby Positive
3/5/03		 Sessions Positive
3/5/03		 1/7/03
 
District of Arizona
Wake McCain Positive 10/29/03 Kyl Positive 10/30/03 10/22/03
 
Eastern District of Arkansas
Holmes Lincoln Positive 3/11/03 Pryor Positive
3/6/03		 1/29/03
 
District of Arizona
Campbell McCain Positive 3/20/03 Kyl Positive
4/3/03		 3/13/03
 
Central District of California
Otero Feinstein Boxer 1/7/03
Carney Feinstein Positive
3/6/03		 Boxer Positive
3/6/03		 1/7/03
Selna Feinstein Positive
3/3/03		 Boxer Positive 2/27/03 1/29/03
Fischer Feinstein Positive 6/17/03 Boxer Positive 5/13/03 5/1/03
Schiavelli Feinstein Positive 3/11/04 Boxer 1/20/04
 
Southern District of California
Benitez Feinstein Positive 6/4/03 Boxer Positive 5/23/03 5/1/03
Burns Feinstein Positive 5/21/03 Boxer Positive 5/19/03 5/1/03
Hayes Feinstein Positive 6/17/03 Boxer Positive 5/19/03 5/1/03
Houston Feinstein Positive 6/4/03 Boxer Positive 5/30/03 5/1/03
Sabraw Feinstein Positive 6/17/03 Boxer Positive 5/13/03 5/1/03
 
District of Colorado
Figa Campbell Positive 6/20/03 Allard Positive 6/18/03 6/9/03
 
District of Connecticut
Kravitz Dodd Positive 5/5/03 Lieberman Positive 4/29/03 3/27/03
 
Northern District of Florida
Rodgers Graham Nelson 7/14/03
 
Southern District of Florida
Altonaga Graham Positive 3/11/03 Nelson Positive 3/13/03 1/15/03
Cohn Graham Positive 5/15/03 Nelson Positive 6/23/03 5/1/03
Cook Graham Positive 3/1/04 Nelson 11/25/03
 
Northern District of Georgia
Duffey Miller Positive 11/21/2003 Chambliss Positive 11/20/03 11/5/03
 
District of Hawaii
Rohlfing Inouye Akaka 1/7/03
 
Northern District of Illinois
Der-Yeghiayan Durbin Positive 6/10/03 Fitzgerald Positive 3/13/03 3/11/03
Filip Durbin Positive 10/17/03 Fitzgerald Positive 6/6/03 4/28/03
 
Northern District of Indiana
Simon Lugar Bayh 1/29/03
Springmann Lugar Positive 2/26/03 Bayh 1/29/03
 
Western District of Louisiana
Hicks Breaux Positive 4/10/03 Landrieu Positive 3/10/03 1/7/03
Drell Breaux Positive 2/26/03 Landrieu Positive 3/10/03 1/15/03
Minaldi Breaux Positive 2/26/03 Landrieu Positive 3/10/03 1/15/03
 
District of Maine
Woodcock Snowe Positive 4/10/03 Collins 3/27/03
 
District of Maryland
Quarles Mikulski Sarbanes 1/7/03
Bennett Mikulski Sarbanes 1/29/03
Titus Mikulski Sarbanes 6/18/03
 
District of Massachusetts
Saylor Kennedy Positive 10/22/03 Kerry Positive 10/23/03 7/30/03
 
Eastern District of Michigan
Ludington Levin Negative 3/19/03 Stabenow Negative 3/19/03 1/7/03
Ryan Levin Stabenow Negative 5/19/03 4/28/03
 
Southern District of Mississippi
Guirola Lott Positive 10/14/03 Cochran Positive 10/3/03 9/23/03
 
District of Nevada
Jones Reid Positive 7/18/03 Ensign Positive 7/16/03 6/9/03
 
District of New Mexico
Browning Domenici Bingaman Positive 5/27/03 4/28/03
Brack Domenici Positive 5/15/03 Bingaman Positive 5/27/03 4/28/03
Herrera Domenici Positive 10/2/03 Bingaman Positive 10/9/03 9/23/03
 
Eastern District of New York
Feuerstein Schumer Positive 7/16/03 Clinton Positive 7/21/03 1/7/03
Irizarry Schumer Clinton 4/28/03
Townes Schumer Positive 10/24/03 Clinton Positive 11/6/03 8/5/03
 
Northern District of New York
Sharpe Schumer Clinton Positive 9/22/03 4/28/03
 
Southern District of New York
Holwell Schumer Positive 7/16/03 Clinton Positive 7/21/03 1/7/03
Castel Schumer Positive 5/6/03 Clinton 3/7/03
Robinson Schumer Positive 5/6/03 Clinton 3/7/03
Robinson Schumer Positive 11/19/03 Clinton Positive 11/19/03 9/18/03
 
Eastern District of North Carolina
Dever Edwards Dole Positive 3/12/03 1/7/03
Flanagan Edwards Positive 5/16/03 Dole Positive 5/5/03 1/29/03
 
Western District of North Carolina
Conrad Edwards Dole Positive 5/15/03 4/28/03
McKnight Edwards Positive 5/16/03 Dole Positive 5/15/03 4/28/03
 
District of North Dakota
Erickson Dorgan Conrad 1/7/03
 
Northern District of Ohio
Adams DeWine Voinovich 1/7/03
 
Southern District of Ohio
Frost DeWine Voinovich 1/7/03
Watson DeWine Positive 4/20/04 Voinovich Positive 4/20/04 4/7/04
 
Eastern District of Oklahoma
White Nickles Positive 6/3/03 Inhofe Positive 6/3/03 5/15/03
 
District of Oregon
Mosman Wyden Positive 7/17/03 Smith Positive 5/27/03 5/12/03
 
Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Pratter Specter Positive 11/12/03 Santorum Positive 11/12/03 11/3/03
Stengel Specter Positive 11/20/03 Santorum Positive 11/18/03 11/7/03
Sanchez Specter Positive 12/9/03 Santorum Positive 12/8/03 11/25/03
Diamond Specter Positive 1/29/04 Santorum Positive 3/4/04 1/20/04
 
Western District of Pennsylvania
Hardiman Specter Positive 4/18/03 Santorum Positive 4/23/03 4/9/03
Gibson Specter Positive 5/15/03 Santorum Positive 5/19/03 4/28/03
 
District of South Carolina
Floyd Hollings Positive 6/10/03 Graham Positive 6/6/03 5/15/03
Harwell Hollings Positive 3/24/04 Graham Positive 2/23/04 1/20/04
 
Eastern District of Tennessee
Varlan Frist Positive
3/6/03		 Alexander Positive
3/5/03		 1/7/03
Greer Frist Positive 4/28/03 Alexander Positive 4/15/03 4/9/03
 
Western District of Tennessee
Breen Frist Positive
3/6/03		 Alexander Positive
3/5/03		 1/7/03
 
Northern District of Texas
Boyle Hutchison Positive 12/9/03 Cornyn Positive 12/12/03 11/24/03
 
Western District of Texas
Junell Hutchison Cornyn 1/7/03
Cardone Hutchison Positive 5/19/03 Cornyn Positive 5/19/03 5/1/03
Crone Hutchison Positive 5/19/03 Cornyn Positive 5/23/03 5/1/03
Montalvo Hutchison Positive 5/19/03 Cornyn Positive 5/15/03 5/1/03
Rodriguez Hutchison Positive 5/19/03 Cornyn Positive 5/15/03 5/1/03
Yeakel Hutchison Positive 5/19/03 Cornyn Positive 5/15/03 5/1/03
 
Eastern District of Virginia
Kelley Warner Positive 1/12/04 Allen Positive 1/13/04 10/31/03
 
Western District of Virginia
Conrad Warner Positive 5/19/03 Allen Positive 5/16/03 4/28/03
 
Eastern District of Washington
Suko Murray Positive 5/22/03 Cantwell Positive 5/22/03 4/28/03
 
Western District of Washington
Martinez Murray Positive 11/3/03 Cantwell Positive 11/4/03 10/14/03
Robart Murray Positive 1/8/04 Cantwell Positive 1/28/04 12/9/03
 

 


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