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Judicial Nominations 2021 to 2023

OLP works with the Attorney General to advise the President on nominations for Article III and certain Article I judgeships. After the President has submitted a nomination to the Senate, OLP works with the White House and the Senate Judiciary Committee to secure the nominee’s confirmation.

NominationsCourtDate Nominated/
Renominated
Date Confirmed
Ketanji Brown Jackson U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit4/19/20216/14/2021
Candace Jackson-Akiwumi U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit4/19/20216/24/2021
Tiffany P. Cunningham  U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit4/19/20217/19/2021
Zahid N.  Quraishi  U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey4/19/20216/10/2021
Deborah L. Boardman  U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland4/19/20216/23/2021
Lydia Kay Griggsby  U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland4/19/20216/16/2021
Julien Xavier Neals U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey 4/19/20216/8/2021
Regina M. Rodriguez  U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado4/19/20216/8/2021
Margaret Irene StricklandU.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico 4/19/20219/21/2021
Tana Lin   U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington4/29/202110/21/2021
David G. Estudillo   U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington4/29/20219/14/2021
Christine P. O’Hearn   U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey 4/29/202110/19/2021
Eunice C. Lee  U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit5/12/20218/10/2021
Veronica S. Rossman  U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit5/12/20219/20/2021
Gustavo A. Gelpi  U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit5/12/202110/18/2021
Lauren J. King  U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington5/12/202110/5/2021
Angel Kelley   U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts5/12/20219/14/2021
Karen McGlashan Williams  U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey 5/12/202110/26/2021
Florence Y. Pan U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia6/15/20219/23/2021
Myrna PérezU.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit6/15/202110/25/2021
Omar Antonio Williams  U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut6/15/202110/28/2021
Sarah A. L. Merriam U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut6/15/202110/6/2021
Sarala Vidya Nagala U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut6/15/202110/27/2021
Jia M. Cobb U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia6/15/202110/26/2021
Jennifer Sung   U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit7/13/202112/15/2021
Toby J. Heytens U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit7/13/202111/1/2021
Michael S. Nachmanoff   U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia7/13/202110/27/2021
Patricia Tolliver Giles U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia7/13/202110/26/2021
Jane M. Beckering  U.S.  District Court for the Western District of Michigan7/13/202112/17/2021
Shalina D. Kumar  U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan7/13/202112/17/2021
Carolyn N. Lerner U.S. Court of Federal Claims7/13/202112/18/2021
Armando O. Bonilla   U.S. Court of Federal Claims7/13/202112/18/2021
Beth Robinson  U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit8/5/202111/1/2021
Charlotte N. Sweeney U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado8/5/20215/25/2022
Mary Katherine Dimke U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington8/5/202112/18/2021
Lucy Haeran KohU.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit9/20/202112/13/2021
Holly A. Thomas U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit9/20/20211/20/2022
Gabriel P. SanchezU.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit9/20/20211/12/2022
Maame Ewusi-Mensah FrimpongU.S. District Court for the Central District of California9/20/202112/17/2021
Hernán D. VeraU.S. District Court for the Central District of California

9/20/2021

1/3/2023

6/13/2023
Jennifer L. Thurston U.S. District Court for the  Eastern District of California9/20/202112/17/2021
David Herrera UriasU.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico9/20/202112/17/2021
Katherine Marie MenendezU.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota9/20/202112/18/2021
Bridget Meehan BrennanU.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio9/30/20212/1/2022
David Augustin RuizU.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio9/30/20212/1/2022
Charles Esque Fleming U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio9/30/20212/1/2022
Jinsook Ohta U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California9/30/202112/17/2021
Linda LopezU.S. District Court for the Southern District of California9/30/202112/17/2021
John H. ChunU.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington9/30/20213/23/2022
Victoria Marie CalvertU.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia9/30/20213/22/2022
Sarah Elisabeth Geraghty U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia9/30/20213/31/2022
Samantha D. ElliottU.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire9/30/202112/15/2021
Dale E.  HoU.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

9/30/2021 

1/3/2023

6/14/2023
Leonard Philip StarkU.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit11/3/20212/9/2022
Ruth Bermudez Montenegro U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California11/3/20213/22/2022
Trina L. ThompsonU.S. District Court for the Northern District of California11/3/20215/18/2022
Jacqueline Scott Corley U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California11/3/20213/17/2022
Julie Rebecca RubinU.S. District Court for the District of Maryland11/3/20213/23/2022
Anne Rachel TraumU.S. District Court for the District of Nevada11/3/20213/23/2022
Cristina D. SilvaU.S. District Court for the District of Nevada11/3/20213/23/2022
Georgette CastnerU.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey 11/3/20213/31/2022
Alison J. NathanU.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit11/18/20213/23/2022
Andre B. MathisU.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit11/18/20219/8/2022
Fred W. SlaughterU.S. District Court for the Central District of California12/15/20213/17/2022
Sunshine Suzanne SykesU.S. District Court for the Central District of California12/15/20215/18/2022
Sherilyn Peace GarnettU.S. District Court for the Central District of California12/15/20214/27/2022
Kenly Kiya KatoU.S. District Court for the Central District of California

12/15/2021              

1/3/2023

11/7/2023
Hector GonzalezU.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York12/15/20213/23/2022
Nina MorrisonU.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York12/15/20216/8/2022
Jessica G. L. ClarkeU.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

12/15/2021           

1/3/2023

3/16/2023
Jennifer Louise RochonU.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York12/15/20215/18/2022
Evelyn PadinU.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey12/15/20215/25/2022
William S. PocanU.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin12/15/2021 
Nancy G. AbuduU.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

1/10/2022            

1/3/2023

5/18/2023
Julianna Michelle ChildsU.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit1/10/20227/19/2022
Tiffany M. CartwrightU.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

1/19/2022            

1/3/2023

7/12/2023
Nusrat Jahan ChoudhuryU.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York

1/19/2022            

1/3/2023

6/15/2023
Ana Isabel de AlbaU.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California1/19/20226/21/2022
Robert Steven HuieU.S. District Court for the Southern District of California1/19/20226/9/2022
Nina Nin-Yuen WangU.S. District Court for the District of Colorado1/19/20227/19/2022
Natasha C. MerleU.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York

1/19/2022            

1/3/2023

6/21/2023
Jennifer H. ReardenU.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York1/19/20229/8/2022
Arianna J. FreemanU.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit1/19/20229/29/2022
Stephanie Dawkins DavisU.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit2/2/20225/24/2022
Ketanji Brown JacksonSupreme Court of the United States2/28/20224/7/2022
John Z. LeeU.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit4/25/20229/7/2022
Salvador Mendoza, Jr.U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit4/25/20229/12/2022
Stephen Henley Locher U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa4/25/20227/14/2022
Nancy L. MaldonadoU.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois4/25/20227/19/2022
Gregory Brian WilliamsU.S. District Court for the District of Delaware4/25/20227/20/2022
Lara E. MontecalvoU.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit5/19/20229/14/2022
Sarah A. L. MerriamU.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit5/19/20229/15/2022
Elizabeth Wilson HanesU.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia5/19/20228/2/2022
Anne M. NardacciU.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York5/19/202211/30/2022
Ana C. ReyesU.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

5/19/2022             

1/3/2023

2/15/2023
Rachel BloomekatzU.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

5/25/2022            

1/3/2023

7/18/2023
Florence Y. PanU.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit5/25/20229/20/2022
Doris L. PryorU.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit5/25/202212/5/2022
Roopali H. DesaiU.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit6/15/20228/4/2022
Dana M. DouglasU.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit6/15/202212/13/2022
Bradley N. GarciaU.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

6/15/2022            

1/3/2023

5/15/2023
Jerry W. BlackwellU.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota6/15/202212/7/2022
María del R. Antongiorgi-JordánU.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico6/15/202211/15/2022
Gina R. Méndez-MiróU.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico

6/15/2022             

1/3/2023

2/14/2023
Camille L. Vélez-RivéU.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico6/15/202211/30/2022
Tamika R. Montgomery-ReevesU.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit7/11/202212/12/2022
Frances Kay BehmU.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan7/11/202212/6/2022
Cindy K. ChungU.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

7/12/2022

1/3/2023

2/13/2023
Kelley Brisbon HodgeU.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania7/12/202212/6/2022
John Frank MurphyU.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania7/12/202212/7/2022
Mia Roberts PerezU.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania7/12/202212/7/2022
Kai N. ScottU.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania7/12/202212/7/2022
Robert Stewart BallouU.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia

7/13/2022             

1/23/2023

3/7/2023
Kymberly Kathryn EvansonU.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

7/13/2022            

1/23/2023

7/11/2023
Jamal N. WhiteheadU.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

7/13/2022             

1/3/2023

2/28/2023
Margaret R. GuzmanU.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

7/13/2022             

1/3/2023

3/1/2023
Jorge A. RodriguezU.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York7/13/2022 
Jamar K. WalkerU.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

7/13/2022             

1/3/2023

2/28/2023
Adrienne C. NelsonU.S. District Court for the District of Oregon

7/14/2022             

1/3/2023

2/15/2023
Matthew L. GarciaU.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico

7/14/2022                

1/3/2023

2/14/2023
Andrew G. SchoplerU.S. District Court for the Southern District of California

7/14/2022             

1/23/2023

3/7/2023
James Edward Simmons Jr.U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California

7/14/2022             

1/23/2023

3/9/2023
Julie RikelmanU.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

8/1/2022              

1/3/2023

6/20/2023
Maria Araujo KahnU.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

8/1/2022               

1/3/2023

3/9/2023
Myong J. JounU.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

8/1/2022              

1/23/2023

7/12/2023
Julia E. Kobick U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

8/1/2022                  

1/23/2023

11/7/23
Jeffery Paul HopkinsU.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio8/1/202212/8/2022
Araceli Martínez-OlguínU.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

8/1/2022               

1/3/2023

2/28/2023
Rita F. LinU.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

8/1/2022                  

1/23/2023

9/19/23
Daniel J. CalabrettaU.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California

8/1/2022                  

1/3/2023

2/16/2023
Jabari Brooks WambleU.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit9/6/2022 
DeAndrea Gist BenjaminU.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

9/6/2022                  

1/3/2023

2/9/2023

 

Anthony Devos JohnstoneU.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

9/6/2022              

1/3/2023

5/1/2023
Colleen R. LawlessU.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois

9/6/2022               

1/23/2023

3/2/2023
Gordon P. GallagherU.S. District Court for the District of Colorado

9/6/2022              

1/23/2023

3/22/2023
P. Casey PittsU.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

9/6/2022              

1/23/2023

6/14/2023
Jonathan James Canada GreyU.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

9/6/2022              

1/23/2023

3/2/2023
Orelia Eleta MerchantU.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York

9/6/2022              

1/23/2023

5/3/2023
Ramon Ernesto Reyes, Jr.U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York

9/6/2022              

1/23/2023

11/8/23
Arun SubramanianU.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

9/6/2022              

1/23/2023

3/7/2023
Charnelle BjelkengrenU.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington

9/19/2022            

1/23/2023

 
Lindsay C. JenkinsU.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

9/19/2022            

1/3/2023

2/14/2023
Todd E. EdelmanU.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

9/27/2022            

1/23/2023

 
Scott Winston ColomU.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi

11/15/2022         

1/23/2023

 
Matthew P. BrookmanU.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana1/3/20233/29/2023
Michael FarbiarzU.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey1/3/20235/2/2023
Robert KirschU.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey1/3/20235/2/2023
Monica Ramirez AlmadaniU.S. District Court for the Central District of California1/23/202311/9/23
Wesley L. HsuU.S. District Court for the Central District of California1/23/20235/3/2023
Marian F. GastonU.S. District Court for the Southern District of California1/23/2023 
Michael Arthur Delaney U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit1/31/2023 
Amanda K. BrailsfordU.S. District Court for the District of Idaho1/31/20235/4/2023
Jeffrey Irvine CummingsU.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois1/31/20239/12/2023
LaShonda A. HuntU.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois1/31/20235/4/2023
S. Kato CrewsU.S. District Court for the District of Colorado2/27/2023 
Jabari Brooks WambleU.S. District Court for the District of Kansas2/27/2023 
Molly R. SilfenU.S. Court of Federal Claims2/27/20236/8/2023
Jeremy C. DanielU.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois3/21/20235/17/2023
Brendan Abell HursonU.S. District Court for the District of Maryland3/21/202310/4/2023
Matthew James MaddoxU.S. District Court for the District of Maryland3/21/2023 
Darrel James PapillionU.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana3/21/20235/30/2023
Irma Carrillo RamirezU.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit4/17/202312/4/2023
Ana de AlbaU.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit4/17/202311/14/2023
Loren L. AliKhanU.S. District Court for the District of Columbia5/4/202312/5/2023
Susan Kim DeClercqU.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan5/4/202310/4/2023
Julia Kathleen MunleyU.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania5/4/202310/17/2023
Vernon D. OliverU.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut5/4/20239/19/2023
Jerry Edwards, Jr.U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana6/8/202312/14/2023
Brandon S. LongU.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana6/8/202312/14/2023
Philip S. HadjiU.S. Court of Federal Claims6/8/20239/21/2023
Margaret M. GarnettU.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York7/11/202311/28/2023
Jennifer L. HallU.S. District Court for the District of Delaware7/11/202310/17/2023
Brandy R. McMillionU.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan7/11/202311/9/2023
Karoline MehalchickU.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania7/11/2023 
Joseph Albert Laroski, Jr.U.S. Court of International Trade7/11/2023 
Lisa W. WangU.S. Court of International Trade7/11/2023 
Richard E.N. FedericoU.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit7/27/202312/11/2023
Joshua Paul KolarU.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit7/27/2023 
Jeffrey M. BryanU.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota7/27/202311/28/2023
Eumi K. LeeU.S. District Court for the Northern District of California7/27/2023 
Colleen Danielle HollandU.S. District Court for the Western District of New York9/11/2023 
John A. KazenU.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas9/11/2023 
Ramona Villagomez ManglonaU.S. District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands9/11/2023 
Micah W.J. SmithU.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii9/11/202311/29/2023
Mustafa Taher KasubhaiU.S. District Court for the District of Oregon9/18/2023 
Jamel SemperU.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey9/18/202311/29/2023
Shanlyn A.S. ParkU.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii9/27/202311/30/2023
Seth Robert AframeU.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit10/4/2023 
Edward Sunyol KielU.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey10/4/2023 
Sarah French RussellU.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut10/4/2023 
Sara E. HillU.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma10/24/202312/19/2023
John David RussellU.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma10/24/202312/19/2023
Jacquelyn D. AustinU.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina11/6/2023 
Jacqueline BecerraU.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida11/6/2023 
Melissa DamianU.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida11/6/2023 
David Seymour LeibowitzU.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida11/6/2023 
Julie Simone SneedU.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida11/6/2023 
Kirk Edward SherriffU.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California11/15/2023 
Nicole G. BernerU.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit11/27/2023 
Adeel Abdullah MangiU.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit11/27/2023 
Amy M. BaggioU.S. District Court for the District of Oregon11/27/2023 
Cristal C. BriscoU.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana11/27/2023 
Gretchen S. LundU.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana11/27/2023 

 

Additional information on judges and judgeships is available at the websites below.

Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges, 1789-present | Federal Judicial Center (fjc.gov)

Judges & Judgeships | United States Courts (uscourts.gov)

Updated June 17, 2025