U.S. Department
of Justice
Judicial Nominations
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.
| Nominations | Court | Date Nominated/ Renominated |
Date Confirmed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ketanji Brown Jackson | U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit | 4/19/2021 | 6/14/2021 |
| Candace Jackson-Akiwumi | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit | 4/19/2021 | 6/24/2021 |
| Tiffany P. Cunningham | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit | 4/19/2021 | 7/19/2021 |
| Zahid N. Quraishi | U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey | 4/19/2021 | 6/10/2021 |
| Deborah L. Boardman | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland | 4/19/2021 | 6/23/2021 |
| Lydia Kay Griggsby | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland | 4/19/2021 | 6/16/2021 |
| Julien Xavier Neals | U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey | 4/19/2021 | 6/8/2021 |
| Regina M. Rodriguez | U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado | 4/19/2021 | 6/8/2021 |
| Margaret Irene Strickland | U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico | 4/19/2021 | 9/21/2021 |
| Tana Lin | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington | 4/29/2021 | 10/21/2021 |
| David G. Estudillo | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington | 4/29/2021 | 9/14/2021 |
| Christine P. O’Hearn | U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey | 4/29/2021 | 10/19/2021 |
| Eunice C. Lee | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | 5/12/2021 | 8/10/2021 |
| Veronica S. Rossman | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit | 5/12/2021 | 9/20/2021 |
| Gustavo A. Gelpi | U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit | 5/12/2021 | 10/18/2021 |
| Lauren J. King | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington | 5/12/2021 | 10/5/2021 |
| Angel Kelley | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts | 5/12/2021 | 9/14/2021 |
| Karen McGlashan Williams | U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey | 5/12/2021 | 10/26/2021 |
| Florence Y. Pan | U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia | 6/15/2021 | 9/23/2021 |
| Myrna Pérez | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | 6/15/2021 | 10/25/2021 |
| Omar Antonio Williams | U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut | 6/15/2021 | 10/28/2021 |
| Sarah A. L. Merriam | U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut | 6/15/2021 | 10/6/2021 |
| Sarala Vidya Nagala | U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut | 6/15/2021 | 10/27/2021 |
| Jia M. Cobb | U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia | 6/15/2021 | 10/26/2021 |
| Jennifer Sung | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 7/13/2021 | 12/15/2021 |
| Toby J. Heytens | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit | 7/13/2021 | 11/1/2021 |
| Michael S. Nachmanoff | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia | 7/13/2021 | 10/27/2021 |
| Patricia Tolliver Giles | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia | 7/13/2021 | 10/26/2021 |
| Jane M. Beckering | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan | 7/13/2021 | 12/17/2021 |
| Shalina D. Kumar | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan | 7/13/2021 | 12/17/2021 |
| Carolyn N. Lerner | U.S. Court of Federal Claims | 7/13/2021 | 12/18/2021 |
| Armando O. Bonilla | U.S. Court of Federal Claims | 7/13/2021 | 12/18/2021 |
| Beth Robinson | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | 8/5/2021 | 11/1/2021 |
| Charlotte N. Sweeney | U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado | 8/5/2021 | 5/25/2022 |
| Mary Katherine Dimke | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington | 8/5/2021 | 12/18/2021 |
| Lucy Haeran Koh | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 9/20/2021 | 12/13/2021 |
| Holly A. Thomas | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 9/20/2021 | 1/20/2022 |
| Gabriel P. Sanchez | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 9/20/2021 | 1/12/2022 |
| Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California | 9/20/2021 | 12/17/2021 |
| Hernán D. Vera | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California |
9/20/2021 1/3/2023 |
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| Jennifer L. Thurston | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California | 9/20/2021 | 12/17/2021 |
| David Herrera Urias | U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico | 9/20/2021 | 12/17/2021 |
| Katherine Marie Menendez | U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota | 9/20/2021 | 12/18/2021 |
| Bridget Meehan Brennan | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio | 9/30/2021 | 2/1/2022 |
| David Augustin Ruiz | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio | 9/30/2021 | 2/1/2022 |
| Charles Esque Fleming | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio | 9/30/2021 | 2/1/2022 |
| Jinsook Ohta | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California | 9/30/2021 | 12/17/2021 |
| Linda Lopez | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California | 9/30/2021 | 12/17/2021 |
| John H. Chun | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington | 9/30/2021 | 3/23/2022 |
| Victoria Marie Calvert | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia | 9/30/2021 | 3/22/2022 |
| Sarah Elisabeth Geraghty | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia | 9/30/2021 | 3/31/2022 |
| Samantha D. Elliott | U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire | 9/30/2021 | 12/15/2021 |
| Dale E. Ho | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York |
9/30/2021 1/3/2023 |
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| Leonard Philip Stark | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit | 11/3/2021 | 2/9/2022 |
| Ruth Bermudez Montenegro | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California | 11/3/2021 | 3/22/2022 |
| Trina L. Thompson | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California | 11/3/2021 | 5/18/2022 |
| Jacqueline Scott Corley | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California | 11/3/2021 | 3/17/2022 |
| Julie Rebecca Rubin | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland | 11/3/2021 | 3/23/2022 |
| Anne Rachel Traum | U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada | 11/3/2021 | 3/23/2022 |
| Cristina D. Silva | U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada | 11/3/2021 | 3/23/2022 |
| Georgette Castner | U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey | 11/3/2021 | 3/31/2022 |
| Alison J. Nathan | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | 11/18/2021 | 3/23/2022 |
| Andre B. Mathis | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | 11/18/2021 | 9/8/2022 |
| Fred W. Slaughter | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California | 12/15/2021 | 3/17/2022 |
| Sunshine Suzanne Sykes | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California | 12/15/2021 | 5/18/2022 |
| Sherilyn Peace Garnett | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California | 12/15/2021 | 4/27/2022 |
| Kenly Kiya Kato | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California |
12/15/2021 1/3/2023 |
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| Hector Gonzalez | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York | 12/15/2021 | 3/23/2022 |
| Nina Morrison | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York | 12/15/2021 | 6/8/2022 |
| Jessica G. L. Clarke | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York |
12/15/2021 1/3/2023 |
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| Jennifer Louise Rochon | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York | 12/15/2021 | 5/18/2022 |
| Evelyn Padin | U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey | 12/15/2021 | 5/25/2022 |
| William S. Pocan | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin | 12/15/2021 | |
| Nancy G. Abudu | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit |
1/10/2022 1/3/2023 |
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| Julianna Michelle Childs | U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit | 1/10/2022 | 7/19/2022 |
| Tiffany M. Cartwright | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington |
1/19/2022 1/3/2023 |
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| Nusrat Jahan Choudhury | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York |
1/19/2022 1/3/2023 |
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| Ana Isabel de Alba | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California | 1/19/2022 | 6/21/2022 |
| Robert Steven Huie | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California | 1/19/2022 | 6/9/2022 |
| Nina Nin-Yuen Wang | U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado | 1/19/2022 | 7/19/2022 |
| Natasha C. Merle | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York |
1/19/2022 1/3/2023 |
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| Jennifer H. Rearden | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York | 1/19/2022 | 9/8/2022 |
| Arianna J. Freeman | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit | 1/19/2022 | 9/29/2022 |
| Stephanie Dawkins Davis | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | 2/2/2022 | 5/24/2022 |
| Ketanji Brown Jackson | Supreme Court of the United States | 2/28/2022 | 4/7/2022 |
| John Z. Lee | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit | 4/25/2022 | 9/7/2022 |
| Salvador Mendoza, Jr. | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 4/25/2022 | 9/12/2022 |
| Stephen Henley Locher | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa | 4/25/2022 | 7/14/2022 |
| Nancy L. Maldonado | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois | 4/25/2022 | 7/19/2022 |
| Gregory Brian Williams | U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware | 4/25/2022 | 7/20/2022 |
| Lara E. Montecalvo | U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit | 5/19/2022 | 9/14/2022 |
| Sarah A. L. Merriam | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | 5/19/2022 | 9/15/2022 |
| Elizabeth Wilson Hanes | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia | 5/19/2022 | 8/2/2022 |
| Anne M. Nardacci | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York | 5/19/2022 | 11/30/2022 |
| Ana C. Reyes | U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia |
5/19/2022 1/3/2023 |
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| Rachel Bloomekatz | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit |
5/25/2022 1/3/2023 |
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| Florence Y. Pan | U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit | 5/25/2022 | 9/20/2022 |
| Doris L. Pryor | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit | 5/25/2022 | 12/5/2022 |
| Roopali H. Desai | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 6/15/2022 | 8/4/2022 |
| Dana M. Douglas | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit | 6/15/2022 | 12/13/2022 |
| Bradley N. Garcia | U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit |
6/15/2022 1/3/2023 |
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| Jerry W. Blackwell | U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota | 6/15/2022 | 12/7/2022 |
| María del R. Antongiorgi-Jordán | U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico | 6/15/2022 | 11/15/2022 |
| Gina R. Méndez-Miró | U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico |
6/15/2022 1/3/2023 |
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| Camille L. Vélez-Rivé | U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico | 6/15/2022 | 11/30/2022 |
| Tamika R. Montgomery-Reeves | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit | 7/11/2022 | 12/12/2022 |
| Frances Kay Behm | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan | 7/11/2022 | 12/6/2022 |
| Cindy K. Chung | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit |
7/12/2022 1/3/2023 |
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| Kelley Brisbon Hodge | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania | 7/12/2022 | 12/6/2022 |
| John Frank Murphy | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania | 7/12/2022 | 12/7/2022 |
| Mia Roberts Perez | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania | 7/12/2022 | 12/7/2022 |
| Kai N. Scott | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania | 7/12/2022 | 12/7/2022 |
| Robert Stewart Ballou | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia |
7/13/2022 1/23/2023 |
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| Kymberly Kathryn Evanson | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington |
7/13/2022 1/23/2023 |
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| Jamal N. Whitehead | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington |
7/13/2022 1/3/2023 |
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| Margaret R. Guzman | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts |
7/13/2022 1/3/2023 |
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| Jorge A. Rodriguez | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York | 7/13/2022 | |
| Jamar K. Walker | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia |
7/13/2022 1/3/2023 |
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| Adrienne C. Nelson | U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon |
7/14/2022 1/3/2023 |
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| Matthew L. Garcia | U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico |
7/14/2022 1/3/2023 |
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| Andrew G. Schopler | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California |
7/14/2022 1/23/2023 |
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| James Edward Simmons Jr. | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California |
7/14/2022 1/23/2023 |
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| Julie Rikelman | U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit |
8/1/2022 1/3/2023 |
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| Maria Araujo Kahn | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit |
8/1/2022 1/3/2023 |
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| Myong J. Joun | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts |
8/1/2022 1/23/2023 |
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| Julia E. Kobick | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts |
8/1/2022 1/23/2023 |
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| Jeffery Paul Hopkins | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio | 8/1/2022 | 12/8/2022 |
| Araceli Martínez-Olguín | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California |
8/1/2022 1/3/2023 |
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| Rita F. Lin | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California |
8/1/2022 1/23/2023 |
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| Daniel J. Calabretta | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California |
8/1/2022 1/3/2023 |
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| Jabari Brooks Wamble | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit | 9/6/2022 | |
| DeAndrea Gist Benjamin | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit |
9/6/2022 1/3/2023 |
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| Anthony Devos Johnstone | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit |
9/6/2022 1/3/2023 |
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| Colleen R. Lawless | U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois |
9/6/2022 1/23/2023 |
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| Gordon P. Gallagher | U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado |
9/6/2022 1/23/2023 |
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| P. Casey Pitts | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California |
9/6/2022 1/23/2023 |
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| Jonathan James Canada Grey | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan |
9/6/2022 1/23/2023 |
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| Orelia Eleta Merchant | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York |
9/6/2022 1/23/2023 |
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| Ramon Ernesto Reyes, Jr. | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York |
9/6/2022 1/23/2023 |
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| Arun Subramanian | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York |
9/6/2022 1/23/2023 |
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| Charnelle Bjelkengren | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington |
9/19/2022 1/23/2023 |
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| Lindsay C. Jenkins | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois |
9/19/2022 1/3/2023 |
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| Todd E. Edelman | U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia |
9/27/2022 1/23/2023 |
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| Scott Winston Colom | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi |
11/15/2022 1/23/2023 |
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| Matthew P. Brookman | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana | 1/3/2023 | |
| Michael Farbiarz | U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey | 1/3/2023 | |
| Robert Kirsch | U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey | 1/3/2023 | |
| Monica Ramirez Almadani | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California | 1/23/2023 | |
| Wesley L. Hsu | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California | 1/23/2023 | |
| Marian F. Gaston | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California | 1/23/2023 |
Additional information on judges and judgeships is available at the websites below.
Updated January 24, 2023