U.S. Circuit and District Court Nominations: Resubmissions, 1977-2003

U.S. Circuit and District Court Nominations: Resubmissions, 1977-2003

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CRS Report for Congress
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U.S. Circuit and District Court Nominations:
Resubmissions, 1977-2003
Updated February 12, 2004
Mitchel A. Sollenberger
Analyst in American National Government
Government and Finance Division
Congressional Research Service ˜ The Library of Congress

U.S. Circuit and District Court Nominations:
Resubmissions, 1977-2003
Summary
At the beginning of the 108th Congress, President George W. Bush resubmitted
13 U.S. circuit court and 16 U.S. district court nominations of persons previously
nominated by him or other Presidents to the same positions. These nominations
represent a rare, but occasional, occurrence in the judicial appointment process.
The Senate usually confirms the judicial nominations it receives from the
President during each Congress. There are, however, occasions when a nomination
does not receive Senate confirmation. At these times, the nomination may be either
withdrawn by the President or returned to him by the Senate. Many of these
nominations are never submitted again, but others are, in the same or a subsequent
Congress. These nominations are often called resubmissions or resubmitted
nominations. In most cases, a resubmission is made by the same President who
submitted the original nomination. In a few cases, however, the resubmission is
made by a different President. Individuals nominated to different positions are not
considered to have been renominated.
In total, 175 individuals were nominated two or more times to circuit or district
judgeships during the period from 1977 through 2003. Fifty-five nominees were
resubmitted for circuit court positions and 120 for district court positions. In 11 of
the 175 cases, two Presidents of opposing political parties nominated the same
individuals to the same positions. In the remaining cases, individuals were
nominated more than once to judgeships by the same President or by Presidents of
the same political party.
The resubmission tables in this report may be used to complement CRS Report
RL31635, Judicial Nomination Statistics: U.S. District and Circuit Courts, 1977-
2003, by Denis Steven Rutkus and Mitchel A. Sollenberger; and CRS Report
RL31868, U.S. Circuit and District Court Nominations by President George W. Bush
During the 107th and 108th Congresses, by Denis Steven Rutkus and Mitchel A.
Sollenberger.
This report will be updated at the close of the second session of the 108th
Congress.

Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Nominees and Nominations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Resubmissions in the 107th Congress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Structure and Content of the Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Findings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Resubmissions from One Congress to the Next . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Resubmissions in the Same Congress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
U.S. Circuit Court Resubmissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
U.S. District Court Resubmissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
List of Tables
Table 1. Number of U.S. District and Circuit Court Nominees Resubmitted,
95th Congress to 108th Congress, First Session (1977-2003) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Table 2. Number of U.S. District and Circuit Court Nominations Resubmitted
in an Immediately Succeeding Congress After Nominations of
Same Persons in the Previous Congress Failed to Be Confirmed,
95th Congress to 108th Congress (1977-December 9, 2003) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Table 3. Number of U.S. District and Circuit Court Nominations
in a Congress Resubmitted Within the Same Congress,
95th Congress to 108th Congress (1977-December 9, 2003) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Table 4. U.S. Circuit Court Nominations Resubmitted,
95th Congress to 108th Congress (1977-2003) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Table 5. U.S. District Court Nominations Resubmitted,
95th Congress to 108th Congress (1977-2003) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

U.S. Circuit and District Court Nominations:
Resubmissions, 1977-2003
Introduction
As with other presidential nominations to positions that require the advice and
consent of the Senate, nominations to federal judgeships sometimes fail to advance
through the entire advice-and-consent process.1 After referral to committee, a
nomination might fail to receive a hearing or, after receiving a hearing, might fail to
receive a committee vote on whether it should be reported. Even if reported, it might
fail to receive a vote by the Senate on whether to confirm. If it fails to receive a
Senate vote, the nomination ultimately will be withdrawn by the President or returned
to the President by the Secretary of the Senate upon a Senate adjournment or recess
of more than 30 days.2 Presidents may choose to renominate the same person to the
same position. These renominations are known as resubmissions or resubmitted
nominations.3 A majority of the judicial nominees withdrawn by the President or
returned to him by the Senate are submitted again.
A President’s ability to resubmit a nomination is not subject to time limits:
resubmissions may occur during the same Congress as the original submission or
during any subsequent Congress.4 Nor is a President limited to resubmitting his own
original nominations: although most resubmissions are made by the President who
made the original nomination, a few have been made by a different President.5
1 The process for making lifetime appointments to judgeships in the U.S. district courts and
U.S. circuit courts of appeals involves a number of formal steps that closely parallel those
in the appointment of justices to the Supreme Court of the United States. For a discussion
of the process, see CRS Report RL31989, Supreme Court Appointment Process: Roles of
the President, Judiciary Committee, and Senate, by Denis Steven Rutkus.
2 Rule XXXI, paragraph 6, Standing Rules of the Senate, provides, in part, that “if the Senate
shall adjourn or take a recess for more than thirty days, all nominations pending and not
finally acted upon at the time of taking such adjournment or recess shall be returned by the
Secretary to the President and shall not again be considered unless they shall again be made
to the Senate by the President.” See CRS Report RL31980, Senate Consideration of
Presidential Nominations: Committee and Floor Procedure, by Elizabeth Rybicki.
3Nomination of a previously nominated person to a different position is not considered to
be a resubmission.
4For instance, President George W. Bush nominated Jay S. Bybee of Nevada to a U.S.
circuit court on May 23, 2002, during the 107th Congress, and resubmitted the nomination
on Jan. 7, 2003, in the 108th Congress. See Table 4.
5 For example, in the 96th Congress, James P. Jones was nominated on May 16, 1979, by
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Historically, resubmissions account for a relatively small proportion of all U.S.
district and U.S. circuit court nominations. Since the opening of the 95th Congress,
for example, Presidents have submitted 1,759 district or circuit nominations, of
which 175 (9.9%) were resubmissions. As one would expect, however, the number
varies from President to President. President Carter resubmitted seven nominations
(2.4% of his 289 nominations); President Reagan, 42 (9.6% of his 438 nominations);
President George H. W. Bush, 10 (4.0% of his 253 nominations); and President
Clinton, 53 (10.7% of his 497 nominations). As of this writing, President George W.
Bush has resubmitted 68 nominations (24.1% of his 282 nominations). On the other
hand, Presidents are about as likely as not to resubmit a nomination that was
withdrawn or returned. Since the opening of the 95th Congress, 346 district and
circuit court nominations have been either withdrawn by the President or returned by
the Secretary of the Senate.6 Of those 346 nominations, 175 were resubmitted
(50.6%).
This report compiles information on and tracks U.S. district and circuit court
nominations that have been resubmitted from 1977 through 2003 (95th Congress
through the first session of the 108th Congress).
Nominees and Nominations
Debate on the efficiency of the Senate’s consideration of proposed judges
sometimes hangs on the words nominee and nomination. When these words are used
interchangeably and without regard for their different meaning, the debate can
become confusing. By definition, a nominee is the person who is selected by the
President to fill a position requiring Senate advice and consent. Each time the person
is nominated by the President to a fill a position, that instance is called a nomination.
Because of the possibility of resubmissions, the number of nominations in any
given period can be greater than the number of nominees. During the period covered
by this report, 175 nominees were nominated two or three times — a total of 366
nominations (see Tables 4 and 5, below).
Resubmissions in the 107th Congress
During most Congresses, resubmissions account for only a few of the total
number of nominations submitted. During the 107th Congress, however, the number
of resubmissions was unusually high — 20 district court and 21 circuit court
nominations. Reportedly, this resulted from the inability of the majority and minority
leaders to reach consensus on a unanimous consent agreement to maintain the status
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President Jimmy Carter to be U.S. district judge for Western Virginia; eight Congresses
later, on Dec. 12, 1995, President William J. Clinton renominated Jones for this position.
See Table 5.
6 310 of the 346 nominations were returned, while the remaining 36 were withdrawn.

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quo on all the nominations during the 33-day recess of August 3- September 4, 2001.7
Since an agreement could not be reached, the nominations pending before the recess
were returned to the President.8 Shortly after Congress reconvened, the President
resubmitted the nominations.
Because the nominations were returned and then resubmitted, the total number
of nominations in the Congress increased. The increase in nominations meant that
the confirmation percentages for judicial nominations in the 107th Congress are
notably lower than the confirmation percentages for judicial nominees. Differences
between confirmation percentages for nominations and nominees, however, do exist
in other Congresses, but to a lesser degree than in the 107th Congress. For example,
the 107th Congress recorded more than four times as many resubmissions (41) as the
next highest number of resubmissions (9) in the 99th Congress.
Structure and Content of the Tables
Table 1 lists, for U.S. district and circuit court nominees, the number of times
their nominations were resubmitted. That is, it breaks down district and circuit court
nominees, respectively, into “Times Nominated.” Each nominee is accounted for
only once. Depending on the number of times nominated, the nominee will appear
in either the column for two nominations, three nominations, or four nominations.
No nominee during this 1977-2003 time period has been nominated five times.
Table 2 and Table 3 focus on the numbers of resubmissions and confirmations.
Table 2, starting with the 95th Congress, shows the number of unconfirmed U.S.
district and circuit court nominations in each Congress that were resubmitted in the
next Congress, and the number of those resubmitted nominations that were
confirmed. Table 3, also starting with the 95th Congress, shows the number of
unconfirmed district and circuit court nominations in each Congress that were
resubmitted later in the same Congress, and the number of these resubmissions that
were confirmed.
Table 2, resubmissions in the next Congress, is arranged chronologically by the
Congress in which each nomination was first received in the Senate. From left to
right, columns one, two, and three show the President, Congress in which the
nomination was first submitted, and Congress in which the nomination was
resubmitted. Columns four and six provide the number of resubmitted nominations
received for district and circuit court positions, respectively. Columns five and seven
show the number of district and circuit court nominees confirmed by the Senate.
7 See “Unanimous Consent Request,” daily edition, vol. 147, Aug. 3, 2001, pp. S8889-
S8893.
8 “[I]f the Senate shall adjourn or take a recess for more than thirty days, all nominations
pending and not finally acted upon at the time of taking such adjournment or recess shall be
returned by the Secretary to the President and shall not again be considered unless they shall
again be made to the Senate by the President.” Rule XXXI, paragraph 6, Standing Rules of
the Senate.

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Table 3, resubmissions in the same Congress, is arranged chronologically by the
Congress in which each nomination was first received in the Senate. From left to
right, columns one and two show the President and Congress in which the
nomination was first submitted. Columns three and four provide the number of
resubmitted district court nominations received and the number confirmed by the
Senate. The next two columns provide this information for circuit court nominations.

Table 4 and Table 5, respectively, provide information concerning every U.S.
circuit and district court nominee, from 1977 through 2003, who was nominated
more than once to the same judgeship. The tables list the dates each of these persons
was nominated, as well as the dates for any hearing, committee action,9 or Senate
action taken on each nomination, including roll call votes.10 Nominees in both tables
are listed chronologically by the date that their first nomination was received in the
Senate. The tables were created using data from the final committee calendars for
the 95th to 106th Congresses and the daily editions of the Congressional Record for
the 107th and 108th Congresses.
For each nominee listed, information on the initial and resubmitted nominations
is provided on split rows. For example, the first nominee listed in Table 4, Sherman
E. Unger, is shown to have been nominated to a federal circuit judgeship a first time
in the 97th Congress. This nomination, however, as the table shows, failed to receive
a committee hearing or a committee vote to report and was returned to the President
on December 23, 1982, at the end of the 97th Congress. Unger’s nomination to the
same judgeship was resubmitted twice in the 98th Congress. The first of these two
nominations, which also received no committee hearing or committee action, was
returned to the President on August 4, 1983 (at the start of the Senate’s August
recess). The second resubmitted nomination, received by the Senate on September
13, 1983, experienced five days of hearings, but received no subsequent committee
action and was returned to the President on November 18, 1983 (at the end of the
first session of the 98th Congress). All three of the Unger nominations were returned
pursuant to Senate Rule XXXI(6), which provides for the return to the President of
all nominations pending at the time the Senate adjourns or takes recess for more than
30 days.
9 The committee action date for each nomination listed in the tables is the date on which the
Senate Judiciary Committee voted to report the nomination favorably.
10 The Senate action column provides the date on which the Senate confirmed the
nomination, the Senate returned the nomination to the President, or the President withdrew
the nomination. A Senate confirmation date, unaccompanied by a roll call vote, indicates
that the Senate confirmed the nominee by voice vote or by unanimous consent. A number
of nominations resubmitted in the 108th Congress, as of this writing, had yet to receive final
action, and are listed as “Pending.”

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Findings
Resubmissions from One Congress to the Next
During the 99th, 105th, and 108th Congresses, far more U.S. district court
nominations were resubmitted by the President than during the other Congresses.
The 108th Congress recorded the highest resubmission total of 27. This number was
four more than the next highest total, 23, in the 105th Congress. The 99th Congress
had 15 resubmissions. President William J. Clinton had the most instances of
resubmissions between Congresses at 53, almost twice the number of the next
President, George W. Bush, with 27 resubmissions. The President with the fewest
resubmissions between Congresses was President Jimmy Carter, with a total of 3.
Resubmissions in the Same Congress
Table 3 shows that one or more resubmissions occurred within a Congress
during six of the 14 Congresses covered in this report. The 107th Congress recorded
the most instances of resubmissions within a Congress (41), more than four times as
many as the next highest number of resubmissions (9) in the 99th Congress. The high
number of resubmissions in the 107th Congress occurred because the Senate, upon
adjourning for its August 2001 recess, returned 20 district court nominations and 20
circuit court nominations to President George W. Bush, who in turn resubmitted all
40 nominations to the Senate when it reconvened on September 4, 2001.
U.S. Circuit Court Resubmissions
During the 1977-2003 time period, Presidents Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan,
George H. W. Bush, William J. Clinton, and George W. Bush renominated a total of
55 U.S. circuit court nominees (see Tables 1 and 4, below). One of those nominees
was nominated by two Presidents of opposing political parties to the same position.11
The remaining 54 individuals were nominated to judgeships more than once by the
same President or by Presidents of the same political party. Two individuals were
nominated four times.12 Twelve individuals were nominated three times, and the
remaining 41 individuals were nominated two times. Thirty-four out of the 55
resubmitted nominees were confirmed.
U.S. District Court Resubmissions
During the 1977-2003 time period, Presidents Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan,
George H. W. Bush, William J. Clinton, and George W. Bush renominated a total of
121 U.S. district court nominees (see Tables 1 and 5, below). In 10 of the 121 cases,
two Presidents of opposing political parties nominated the same individual to the
11 The nominee was Roger L. Gregory. He was initially nominated by Democratic President
William J. Clinton in the 106th Congress and again in the 107th Congress. After withdrawing
Gregory’s nomination, Republican President George W. Bush resubmitted it later in the
107th Congress. See Table 4.
12The nominees were Terrence W. Boyle and John G. Roberts. See Table 4.

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same position.13 In the remaining cases, individuals were nominated more than once
to a judgeship by the same President or by Presidents of the same political party. Six
individuals were nominated three times.14 The remaining 115 were nominated two
times. Out of the 121 resubmitted nominees, 103 were confirmed.
Table 1. Number of U.S. District and Circuit Court Nominees
Resubmitted, 95th Congress to 108th Congress, First Session
(1977-2003)
Number of nominees whose nominations were resubmitted
Times
nominated
District court
Circuit court
Total
nominees
nominees
2
115
41
156
3
6
12
18
4
—
2
2
Total
121
55
176
For complete lists of nominees whose nominations were resubmitted, see Table 4 (circuit court) and
Table 5 (district court).
13The nominees were Walter Meheula Heen, John E. Spizzo, Israel Leo Glasser, Ralph W.
Nimmons, David G. Trager, Raymond L. Finch, Richard Conway Casey, Joanna Seybert,
George A. O’Toole, Jr., and William P. Dimitrouleas. See Table 5.
14The nominees were John P. Vukasin, Vaughn R. Walker, James R. McGregor, William D.
Quarles, Larry R. Hicks, and James H. Payne. See Table 5.

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Table 2. Number of U.S. District and Circuit Court Nominations Resubmitted in an Immediately Succeeding
Congress After Nominations of Same Persons in the Previous Congress Failed to Be Confirmed,
95th Congress to 108th Congress (1977-December 9, 2003)a
President
Congress
Number of Resubmitted Nominations Received and Confirmed by Senate
First
Resubmitted
District Court
Circuit Court
nomination
nomination
Received Confirmed
Received
Confirmed
Jimmy Carter
95th
96th
—
—
—
—
96th
97th
3
2
—
—
Ronald Reagan
97th
98th
1
1
1
0
98th 99th
12
12
3
3
99th 100th
2
2
—
—
100th 101st
6
4
—
—
George H. W. Bush
101st
102nd
2
1
1
0
102nd 103rd
3
3
—
—
William J. Clinton
103rd
104th
6
5
3
3
104th 105th
16
12
7
5
105th 106th
7
3
5
3
106th 107th
—
—
9
1
George W. Bush
107th
108th
15
11
14
5
Source: Congressional Research Service, from the Senate Committee on the Judiciary’s final committee calendars for the 95th to 106th Congresses and from the daily editions of the
Congressional Record for the 107th and 108th Congresses.
a. At the final adjournment of a Congress, pending nominations not having received Senate confirmation are returned to the President. It is not uncommon, however, for a President,
in the case of such returned nominations, to renominate the nominees (or “resubmit” the nominations) during the subsequent Congress. This table accounts for all such
resubmissions of district and circuit court nominations during the period from 1977 through Dec. 9, 2003.

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Table 3. Number of U.S. District and Circuit Court Nominations in a Congress Resubmitted
Within the Same Congress, 95th Congress to 108th Congress (1977-December 9, 2003)a
President
Congress
Resubmitted Nominations
District Court
Circuit Court
Received
Confirmed
Received
Confirmed
Jimmy Carter
95th
3
3
—
—
96th
1
1
—
—
Ronald Reagan
97th
—
—
—
—
98th
5
4
3
2
99th
8
7
1
1
100th
—
—
—
—
George H. W. Bush
101st
—
—
—
—
102nd
1
1
—
—
William J. Clinton
103rd
—
—
—
—
104th
—
—
—
—
105th
—
—
—
—
106th
—
—
—
—
George W. Bush
107th
20 20
21b
12 c
108th d
—
—
—
—
Source: Congressional Research Service, from the Senate Committee on the Judiciary’s final committee calendars for the 95th to 106th Congresses and from the daily editions of the
Congressional Record for the 107th and 108th Congresses.
a. This table accounts for the number of instances in which Presidents from Jimmy Carter to George W. Bush renominated individuals to particular judgeships during the same
Congress. These instances typically arose when, prior to the final adjournment of a Congress, the Senate returned a nomination to the President upon a Senate recess or
adjournment of more than 30 days, thus affording the President an opportunity to “resubmit” the nomination in the same Congress.
b. Includes renomination by President George W. Bush on May 9, 2001 of Roger L. Gregory to the Fourth Circuit. Gregory initially had been nominated by President William J.
Clinton on Jan 3, 2001, at the start of the 107th Congress but near the end of the Clinton presidency. Although the nomination was withdrawn by President Bush on March 19,
2001, he subsequently resubmitted the nomination, which the Senate confirmed on July 19, 2001.
c. Includes confirmation by the Senate of Roger L. Gregory to the Fourth Circuit on July 19, 2001. See preceding note.
d. Current through Dec. 9, 2003.

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Table 4. U.S. Circuit Court Nominations Resubmitted, 95th Congress to 108th Congress (1977-2003)a
Name
Circuit
Congress
Date
Received
Hearings
Committee Action
Senate Action
Sherman E. Unger of
Federal
97th
12/15/82
—
—
Returned 12/23/82
Ohio
98th
04/21/83
—
—
Returned 08/04/83
98th
09/13/83
09/29/83
—
Returned 11/18/83
09/30/83
10/05/83
10/06/83
10/27/83
Kenneth W. Starr of
DC
98th
07/13/83
07/22/83
—
Returned 08/04/83
Virginia
09/13/83
—
09/15/83
Confirmed 09/20/83
James Harvie
Fourth
98th
11/10/83
11/16/83
—
Returned 11/18/83
Wilkinson III of
Virginia
01/30/84
02/22/84
03/15/84
Confirmed, 58-39,
08/09/84
08/07/84
Frank H. Easterbrook
Seventh
98th
08/01/84
09/05/84
09/28/84
Returned 10/18/84
of Illinois
99th
02/25/85
—
04/03/85
Confirmed 04/03/85
Edith H. Jones of
Fifth
98th
09/17/84
09/26/84
—
Returned 10/18/84
Texas
99th
02/27/85
—
04/03/85
Confirmed 04/03/85
Melvin T. Brunetti of
Ninth
98th
10/05/84
—
—
Returned 10/18/84
Nevada
99th
02/26/85
03/06/85
04/03/85
Confirmed 04/03/85
Danny J. Boggs of
Sixth
99th
12/09/85
—
—
Returned 12/20/85
Kentucky
01/29/86
02/05/86
02/27/86
Confirmed 03/03/86

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Name
Circuit
Congress
Date
Received
Hearings
Committee Action
Senate Action
Kenneth J. Ryskamp of
Eleventh
101st
04/26/90
—
—
Returned 10/28/90
Florida
102nd
01/08/91
03/19/91
Motion to report favorably,
Returned 08/02/91
(6-8), 04/11/91
Motion to report without
recommendation,
(7-7), 04/11/91
Franklin S. Van
Third
102nd
09/11/91
—
—
Returned 10/08/92
Antwerpen of
Pennsylvania
108th
11/21/03
Pending
Terrence W. Boyle of
Fourth
102nd
10/22/91
—
—
Returned 10/08/92
North Carolina
107th
05/09/01
—
—
Returned 08/03/01
09/04/01
—
—
Returned 11/20/02
108th
01/07/03
Pending
John G. Roberts, Jr., of
DC
102nd
01/27/92
—
—
Returned 10/08/92
Maryland
107th
05/09/01
05/23/01
—
Returned 08/03/01
09/04/01
—
—
Returned 11/20/02
108th
01/07/03
01/29/03
02/27/03
—
04/30/03
05/08/03
Confirmed 05/08/03
James L. Dennis of
Fifth
103rd
06/08/94
09/14/94
—
Returned 11/14/94
Louisiana
104th
01/31/95
—
07/20/95
Confirmed 09/28/95
Motion to recommit,
46-54, 09/28/95
Karen Nelson Moore
Sixth
103rd
09/14/94
—
—
Returned 11/14/94
of Ohio
104th
01/24/95
02/27/95
03/16/95
Confirmed 03/24/95

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Name
Circuit
Congress
Date
Received
Hearings
Committee Action
Senate Action
Sandra L. Lynch of
First
103rd
09/14/94
—
—
Returned 11/14/94
Massachusetts
104th
01/11/95
02/08/95
02/23/95
Confirmed 03/17/95
William A. Fletcher of
Ninth
104th
04/25/95
12/19/95
05/16/96
Returned 10/04/96
California
105th
01/07/97
04/29/98
05/21/98
Confirmed, 57-41,
10/08/98
Merrick B. Garland of
DC
104th
09/05/95
11/30/95
12/14/95
Returned 10/04/96
Maryland
105th
01/07/97
—
03/06/97
Confirmed, 76-23,
03/19/97
James A. Beaty, Jr.
Fourth
104th
12/22/95
—
—
Returned 10/04/96
of North Carolina
105th
01/07/97
—
—
Returned 10/21/98
Richard A. Paez of
Ninth
104th
01/25/96
07/31/96
—
Returned 10/04/96
California
105th
01/07/97
02/25/98
03/19/98
Returned 10/21/98
106th
01/26/99
—
07/29/99
Confirmed, 59-39,
03/09/00
Eric L. Clay
Sixth
104th
03/06/96
03/27/96
04/25/96
Returned 10/04/96
of Michigan
105th
01/07/97
05/07/97
05/22/97
Confirmed 07/31/97
M. Margaret
Ninth
104th
03/29/96
—
—
Returned 10/04/96
McKeown
of Washington
105th
01/07/97
02/04/98
02/26/98
Confirmed, 80-11,
03/27/98
Arthur Gajarsa of
Federal
104th
04/18/96
06/25/96
06/27/96
Returned 10/04/96
Maryland
105th
01/07/97
05/07/97
05/22/97
Confirmed 07/31/97

CRS-12
Name
Circuit
Congress
Date
Received
Hearings
Committee Action
Senate Action
Helene N. White of
Sixth
105th
01/07/97
10/29/97
—
Returned 10/21/98
Michigan
106th
01/26/99
—
—
Returned 12/15/00
107th
01/03/01
—
—
Withdrawn 03/19/01
Ronald M. Gould of
Ninth
105th
11/08/97
—
—
Returned 10/21/98
Washington
106th
01/26/99
09/14/99
10/07/99
Confirmed 11/17/99
Marsha L. Berzon
Ninth
105th
01/27/98
07/30/98
—
Returned 10/21/98
of California
106th
01/26/99
06/16/99
07/01/99
Confirmed, 64-34,
03/09/00
Barry P. Goode of
Ninth
105th
06/24/98
—
—
Returned 10/21/98
California
106th
01/26/99
—
—
Returned 12/15/00
107th
01/03/01
—
—
Withdrawn 03/19/01
H. Alston Johnson, III,
Fifth
106th
04/22/99
—
—
Returned 12/15/00
of Louisiana
107th
01/04/01
—
—
Withdrawn 03/19/01
James E. Duffy, Jr., of
Ninth
106th
06/17/99
—
—
Returned 12/15/00
Hawaii
107th
01/03/01
—
—
Withdrawn 03/19/01
James A. Wynn, Jr., of
Fourth
106th
08/05/99
—
—
Returned 12/15/00
North Carolina
107th
01/03/01
—
—
Withdrawn 03/19/01
Enrique Moreno of
Fifth
106th
09/16/99
—
—
Returned 12/15/00
Texas
107th
01/03/01
—
—
Withdrawn 03/19/01
Kathleen McCree
Sixth
106th
09/16/99
—
—
Returned 12/15/00
Lewis of Michigan
107th
01/03/01
—
—
Withdrawn 03/19/01

CRS-13
Name
Circuit
Congress
Date
Received
Hearings
Committee Action
Senate Action
Bonnie J. Campbell of
Eighth
106th
03/02/00
05/25/00
—
Returned 12/15/00
Iowa
107th
01/03/01
—
—
Withdrawn 03/19/01
Roger L. Gregory of
Fourth
106th
06/30/00
—
—
Returned 12/15/00
California
107th
01/03/01
—
—
Withdrawn 03/19/01
05/09/01
07/11/01
07/19/01
Confirmed 07/20/01
Barrington D. Parker,
Second
107th
05/09/01
—
—
Returned 08/03/01
Jr., of Connecticut
09/04/01
09/13/01
10/04/01
Confirmed, 100-0,
10/11/01
Dennis W. Shedd of
Fourth
107th
05/09/01
—
—
Returned 08/03/01
South Carolina
09/04/01
06/27/02
11/14/02
Confirmed, 55-44,
11/19/02
Edith Brown Clement
Fifth
107th
05/09/01
—
—
Returned 08/03/01
of Louisiana
09/04/01
10/04/01
11/01/01
Confirmed 11/13/01
Michael W. McConnell
Tenth
107th
05/09/01
—
—
Returned 08/03/01
of Utah
09/04/01
09/18/02
11/14/02
Confirmed 11/15/02
Sharon Prost of the
Federal
107th
05/21/01
—
—
Returned 08/03/01
District of Columbia
—
08/27/01
—
—
09/04/01
—
09/06/01
Confirmed, 97-0,
09/21/01
Lavenski R. Smith of
Eighth
107th
05/22/01
—
—
Returned 08/03/01
Arkansas
09/04/01
05/24/02
06/27/02
Confirmed 07/15/02

CRS-14
Name
Circuit
Congress
Date
Received
Hearings
Committee Action
Senate Action
Jeffrey S. Sutton of
Sixth
107th
05/09/01
05/23/01
—
Returned 08/03/01
Ohio
09/04/01
—
—
Returned 11/20/02
108th
01/07/03
01/29/03
02/13/03
Confirmed, 52-41,
04/29/03
Deborah L. Cook of
Sixth
107th
05/09/01
05/23/01
—
Returned 08/03/01
Ohio
09/04/01
—
—
Returned 11/20/02
108th
01/07/03
01/29/03
02/27/03
Confirmed, 66-25,
05/05/03
Priscilla Richman
Fifth
107th
05/09/01
—
—
Returned 08/03/01
Owen of Texas
09/04/01
07/23/02
Motion to report favorably,
Returned 11/20/02
9-10, 09/05/02
Motion to report without
recommendation, 9-10,
09/05/02
Motion to report
unfavorably, 9-10, 09/05/02
108th
01/07/03
03/13/03
03/27/03
Cloture, 52-45,
05/01/03
Cloture, 52-45,
05/08/03
Cloture, 53-43,
07/29/03
Pending

CRS-15
Name
Circuit
Congress
Date
Received
Hearings
Committee Action
Senate Action
Miguel A. Estrada of
DC
107th
05/09/01
—
—
Returned 08/03/01
Virginia
09/04/01
09/26/02
—
Returned 11/20/02
108th
01/07/03
—
01/30/03
Cloture, 55-44,
03/06/03
Cloture, 55-42,
03/13/03
Cloture, 55-45,
03/18/03
Cloture, 55-44,
04/02/03
Cloture, 52-39,
05/05/03
Cloture, 54-43,
05/08/03
Cloture, 55-43,
07/30/03
Withdrawn, 09/04/03
Timothy M.
Tenth
107th
05/25/01
—
—
Returned 08/03/01
Tymkovich of
Colorado
09/04/01
—
—
Returned 11/20/02
108th
01/07/03
02/12/03
03/06/03
Confirmed, 58-41,
04/01/03

CRS-16
Name
Circuit
Congress
Date
Received
Hearings
Committee Action
Senate Action
Charles W. Pickering,
Fifth
107th
05/25/01
—
—
Returned 08/03/01
Sr. of Mississippi
09/04/01
10/18/01
Motion to report favorably,
Returned 11/20/02
9-10, 03/14/02
02/07/02
Motion to report without
recommendation, 9-10,
03/14/02
Motion to report
unfavorably, 9-10, 03/14/02
108th
01/07/03
—
10/02/03
Cloture, 54-43,
10/30/03
Pending
Harris L. Hartz of New
Tenth
107th
06/21/01
—
—
Returned 08/03/01
Mexico
09/04/01
10/25/01
11/29/01
Confirmed, 99-0,
12/06/01
Richard R. Clifton of
Ninth
107th
06/22/01
—
—
Returned 08/03/01
Hawaii
09/04/01
05/09/02
05/16/02
Confirmed, 98-0,
07/18/02
Carolyn A. Kuhl of
Ninth
107th
06/22/01
—
—
Returned 08/03/01
California
09/04/01
—
—
Returned 11/20/02
108th 01/07/03
04/01/03
05/08/03
Cloture, vitiated,
07/31/03
cloture, 53-43,
11/14/03
Pending

CRS-17
Name
Circuit
Congress
Date
Received
Hearings
Committee Action
Senate Action
Michael J. Melloy of
Eighth
107th
07/10/01
—
—
Returned 08/03/01
Iowa
09/04/01
01/24/02
02/07/02
Confirmed, 91-0,
02/11/02
Terrence L. O’Brien of
Tenth
107th
08/02/01
—
—
Returned 08/03/01
Wyoming
09/04/01
03/19/02
04/11/02
Confirmed, 98-0,
04/15/02
Jeffrey R. Howard of
First
107th
08/02/01
—
—
Returned 08/03/01
New Hampshire
09/04/01
04/11/02
04/18/02
Confirmed, 99-0,
04/23/02
Henry W. Saad of
Sixth
107th
11/08/01
—
—
Returned 11/20/02
Michigan
108th
01/07/03
07/30/03
Pending
David W. McKeague
Sixth
107th
11/08/01
—
—
Returned 11/20/02
of Michigan
108th
01/07/03
Pending
Susan Bieke Neilson of
Sixth
107th
11/08/01
—
—
Returned 11/20/02
Michigan
108th
01/07/03
Pending
Jay S. Bybee of
Ninth
107th
05/23/02
—
—
Returned 11/20/02
Nevada
108th
01/07/03
02/05/03
02/27/03
Confirmed, 74-19,
03/13/03
Richard A. Griffin of
Sixth
107th
06/26/02
—
—
Returned 11/20/02
Michigan
108th
01/07/03
Pending
Source: Congressional Research Service, from the Senate Committee on the Judiciary’s final committee calendars for the 95th to 106th Congresses and from the daily
editions of the Congressional Record for the 107th and 108th Congresses.
a. Current through Dec. 9, 2003.

CRS-18
Table 5. U.S. District Court Nominations Resubmitted, 95th Congress to 108th Congress (1977-2003)a
Name
District
Congress
Date
Received
Hearings
Committee action
Senate action
Robert F. Collins
East. LA
95th
11/02/77
—
—
Returned 12/15/77
01/26/78
02/07/78
Motion to report favorably,
Confirmed 05/17/78
5-5, 04/14/78
Motion to report favorably,
13-1, 05/16/78
David A. Mazzone
MA
95th
11/21/77
—
—
Returned 12/15/77
01/26/78
02/07/78
02/07/78
Confirmed 02/07/78
Paul A. Simmons
West. PA
95th
11/22/77
—
—
Returned 12/15/77
01/26/78
02/09/78
04/05/78
Confirmed 04/06/78
Joyce Hens Green
DC
96th
03/05/79
—
—
Withdrawn 03/06/79
03/06/79
04/25/79
05/08/79
Confirmed 05/10/79
James P. Jones
West. VA
96th
05/16/79
08/26/80
—
Returned 12/16/80
104th 12/12/95
02/28/96
03/13/96
Confirmed 07/18/96
Walter Meheula Heen
HI
96th
02/27/80
—
—
Returned 12/16/80
97th
01/08/81
—
—
Withdrawn 01/21/81
John E. Sprizzo
South.
96th
06/02/80
08/05/80
—
Returned 12/16/80
NY
97th
07/29/81
09/15/81
09/23/81
Confirmed 09/25/81
Israel Leo Glasser
East. NY
96th
09/17/80
—
—
Returned 12/16/80
97th
11/23/81
12/04/81
12/08/81
Confirmed 12/09/81

CRS-19
Name
District
Congress
Date
Received
Hearings
Committee action
Senate action
Ralph W. Nimmons
Mid. FL
96th
09/17/80
—
—
Returned 12/16/80
102nd
05/23/91
06/20/91
06/27/091
Confirmed 06/28/91
John P. Vukasin
North.
97th
12/16/82
—
—
Returned 12/23/82
CA
98th
01/31/83
06/22/83
07/21/83
Returned 08/04/83
08/08/83
—
09/15/83
Confirmed 09/20/83
Morton R. Galane
NV
98th
07/21/83
—
—
Returned 08/04/83
09/13/83
—
—
Withdrawn 10/18/83
John F. Keenan
South.
98th
07/21/83
08/01/83
—
Returned 08/04/83
NY
09/13/83
—
09/15/83
Confirmed 09/20/83
John R. Hargrove
MD
98th
11/10/83
11/16/83
—
Returned 11/22/83
01/30/84
—
02/08/84
Confirmed 02/09/84
Stanley Sporkin
DC
98th
06/28/84
—
—
Returned 10/18/84
99th
04/05/85
10/29/85
12/12/85
Confirmed 12/16/85
11/07/85
11/15/85
11/20/85
12/10/85
James F. Holderman, Jr.
North. IL
98th
09/06/84
09/18/84
09/28/84
Returned 10/18/84
99th
02/25/85
—
04/03/85
Confirmed 04/03/85
Howell Cobb
East. TX
98th
09/10/84
09/18/84
—
Returned 10/18/84
99th
02/26/85
—
04/03/85
Confirmed 04/03/85

CRS-20
Name
District
Congress
Date
Received
Hearings
Committee action
Senate action
R. Allan Edgar
East. TN
98th
09/11/84
09/19/84
09/28/84
Returned 10/18/84
99th
02/26/85
—
04/03/85
Confirmed 04/15/85
George La Plata
East. MI
98th
09/11/84
09/19/84
09/28/84
Returned 10/18/84
02/27/85
—
04/03/85
Confirmed 04/03/85
Ronald E. Meredith
West. KY
98th
09/11/84
09/19/84
09/28/84
Returned 10/18/84
99th
02/27/85
—
04/03/85
Confirmed 04/03/85
William G. Young
MA
98th
09/11/84
09/19/84
09/28/84
Returned 10/18/84
99th
03/14/85
—
04/03/85
Confirmed 04/03/85
Joseph H. Rodriguez
NJ
98th
09/17/84
09/26/84
—
Returned 10/18/84
99th
02/28/85
04/17/85
05/02/85
Confirmed 05/03/85
Herman J. Weber
South.
98th
09/17/84
09/26/84
—
Returned 10/18/84
OH
99th
02/28/85
—
04/03/85
Confirmed 04/03/85
Alice M. Batchelder
North.
98th
10/05/84
—
—
Returned 10/18/84
OH
99th
02/28/85
03/06/85
04/03/85
Confirmed 04/03/85
Donald E. Walter
West. LA
98th
10/05/84
—
—
Returned 10/18/84
99th
05/15/85
06/19/85
06/20/85
Confirmed 07/10/85
Ann C. Williams
North. IL
98th
10/05/84
—
—
Returned 10/18/84
99th
03/14/85
03/26/85
04/03/85
Confirmed 04/03/85

CRS-21
Name
District
Congress
Date
Received
Hearings
Committee action
Senate action
Mark L. Wolf
MA
98th
10/05/84
—
—
Returned 10/18/84
99th
03/14/85
03/20/85
04/03/85
Confirmed 04/03/85
Jefferson B. Sessions III
South. AL
99th
10/23/85
11/22/85
—
Returned 12/20/85
01/29/86
03/13/86
Motion to report favorably,
Withdrawn 07/31/86
8-10, 06/05/86
03/19/86
03/20/86
Motion to report without
recommendation, 9-9,
05/06/86
06/05/86
Sidney A. Fitzwater
North. TX
99th
10/29/85
11/22/85
—
Returned 12/20/85
01/29/86
02/05/86
02/27/86
Confirmed, 52-42,
03/18/86
Thomas J. McAvoy
North.
99th
10/29/85
—
—
Returned 12/20/85
NY
01/29/86
02/05/86
02/27/86
Confirmed 03/03/86
Robert J. Bryan
West.
99th
12/04/85
—
—
Returned 12/20/85
WA
02/03/86
02/19/86
02/27/86
Confirmed 04/24/86
Miriam G. Cedarbaum
South.
99th
12/04/85
—
—
Returned 12/20/85
NY
02/03/86
02/19/86
02/27/86
Confirmed 03/03/86
Walter J. Gex III
South.
99th
12/04/85
—
—
Returned 12/20/85
MS
01/29/86
02/05/86
02/20/86
Confirmed 02/25/86

CRS-22
Name
District
Congress
Date
Received
Hearings
Committee action
Senate action
David R. Hansen
North. IA
99th
12/04/85
—
—
Returned 12/20/85
02/03/86
02/19/86
02/27/86
Confirmed 03/03/86
William L. Dwyer
West.
99th
09/26/86
—
—
Returned 10/18/86
WA
100th
07/28/87
09/11/87
10/29/87
Confirmed 11/05/87
10/22/87
Reena Raggi
East. NY
99th
10/03/86
—
—
Returned 10/18/86
100th
01/20/87
04/01/87
04/29/87
Confirmed 04/29/87
Vaughn R. Walker
North.
100th
12/19/87
06/13/88
—
Returned 10/22/88
CA
101st
02/28/89
—
—
Returned 08/04/89
09/07/89
11/09/89
11/16/89
Confirmed 11/22/89
James R. McGregor
West. PA
100th
03/14/88
08/09/88
10/05/88
Returned 10/22/88
101st
10/15/90
—
—
Returned 10/28/90
102nd
01/08/91
—
—
Returned 08/02/91
Robert C. Bonner
Cent. CA
100th
06/15/88
—
—
Returned 10/22/88
101st
02/28/89
04/05/89
05/18/89
Confirmed 5/18/89
Adriane J. Dudley
VI
100th
06/20/88
—
—
Returned 10/22/88
101st
03/08/90
—
—
Returned 08/04/90
Melinda Harmon
South. TX
100th
06/23/88
—
—
Returned 10/22/88
101st
02/28/89
04/05/89
05/18/89
Confirmed 05/18/89

CRS-23
Name
District
Congress
Date
Received
Hearings
Committee action
Senate action
Marvin J. Garbis
MD
100th
07/06/88
—
—
Returned 10/22/88
101st
08/04/89
09/26/89
10/18/89
Confirmed 10/24/89
Oliver W. Wanger
East. CA
101st
09/21/90
—
—
Returned 10/28/90
102nd
01/08/91
03/13/91
03/21/91
Confirmed 03/21/91
Jimm Larry Hendren
East. AR
102nd
10/24/91
—
—
Withdrawn 11/05/91
11/05/91
03/04/92
03/12/92
Confirmed 03/13/92
David G. Trager
East. NY
102nd
11/27/91
—
—
Returned 10/08/92
103rd
08/06/93
11/09/93
11/18/93
Confirmed 11/20/93
Percy Anderson
Cent. CA
102nd
03/20/92
—
—
Returned 10/08/92
107th
01/23/02
04/11/02
04/18/02
Confirmed, 99-0,
04/25/02
Andrew S. Hanen
South. TX
102nd
03/20/92
—
—
Returned 10/08/92
107th
01/23/02
04/25/02
05/02/02
Confirmed, 97-0,
05/09/02
John F. Walter
Cent. CA
102nd
03/20/92
—
—
Returned 10/08/92
107th
01/23/02
04/11/02
04/18/02
Confirmed, 99-0,
04/25/02
Ronald B. Leighton
West.
102nd
04/30/92
—
—
Returned 10/08/92
WA
107th
01/23/02
10/07/02
10/08/02
Confirmed 11/14/02

CRS-24
Name
District
Congress
Date
Received
Hearings
Committee action
Senate action
William D. Quarles
MD
102nd
06/02/92
—
—
Returned 10/08/92
107th
09/12/02
—
—
Returned 11/20/02
108th
01/07/03
02/05/03
02/27/03
Confirmed, 91-0,
03/12/03
Leonard E. Davis
East. TX
102nd
06/03/92
—
—
Returned 10/08/92
107th
01/23/02
04/25/02
05/02/02
Confirmed, 97-0,
05/09/02
Raymond L. Finch
VI
102nd
06/19/92
—
—
Returned 10/08/92
103rd
03/22/94
04/29/94
05/05/94
Confirmed 05/06/94
Larry R. Hicks
NV
102nd
07/02/92
—
—
Returned 10/08/92
107th
08/02/01
—
—
Returned 08/03/01
09/04/01
10/18/01
11/01/01
Confirmed, 83-0,
11/05/01
Richard Conway Casey
South.
102nd
07/02/92
—
—
Returned 10/08/92
NY
105th
07/16/97
09/30/97
10/09/97
Confirmed 10/21/97
Joanna Seybert
East. NY
102nd
07/27/92
—
—
Returned 10/08/92
103rd
09/27/93
11/09/93
11/18/93
Confirmed 11/20/93
Richard E. Dorr
West. MO
102nd
09/09/92
—
—
Returned 10/08/92
107th
03/21/02
05/24/02
06/13/02
Confirmed 08/01/02

CRS-25
Name
District
Congress
Date
Received
Hearings
Committee action
Senate action
James H. Payne
North.,
102nd
09/17/92
—
—
Returned 10/08/92
East., &
West. OK
107th
08/02/01
—
—
Returned 08/03/01
09/04/01
10/04/01
10/18/01
Confirmed, 100-0,
10/23/01
George A. O’Toole, Jr.
MA
102nd
09/24/92
—
—
Returned 10/08/92
104th
04/04/95
05/04/95
05/18/95
Confirmed 05/25/95
William P. Dimitrouleas
South. FL
102nd
10/02/92
—
—
Returned 10/08/92
105th
01/27/98 04/29/98
05/07/98
Confirmed 05/14/98
Maxine M. Chesney
North.
103rd
09/14/94
—
—
Returned 11/14/94
CA
104th
01/24/95
03/28/95
04/05/95 Confirmed
05/08/95
Sidney H. Stein
South.
103rd
09/14/94
—
—
Returned 11/14/94
NY
104th
01/11/95
02/08/95
02/23/95
Confirmed 03/17/95
John D. Snodgrass
North. AL
103rd
09/22/94
—
—
Returned 11/14/94
104th
01/11/95
—
—
Withdrawn 09/05/95
David Folsom
East. TX
103rd
10/05/94
—
—
Returned 11/14/94
104th
01/11/95
02/08/95
02/23/95
Confirmed 03/17/95
Lacy H. Thornburg
West. NC
103rd
10/05/94
—
—
Returned 11/14/94
104th
01/11/95
02/08/95
02/23/95
Confirmed 03/17/95
Thad Heartfield
East. TX
103rd
10/05/94
—
—
Returned 11/14/94
104th
01/11/95
02/08/95
02/23/95
Confirmed 03/17/95

CRS-26
Name
District
Congress
Date
Received
Hearings
Committee action
Senate action
John H. Bingler, Jr.
West. PA
104th
07/21/95
—
—
Returned 10/04/96
105th
07/31/97
—
—
Withdrawn 02/12/98
Hilda G. Tagle
South. TX
104th
08/10/95
—
—
Returned 10/04/96
105th
03/21/97 02/25/98
03/05/98
Confirmed 03/11/98
Clarence J. Sundram
North.
104th
09/29/95
07/31/96
—
Returned 10/04/96
NY
105th
01/07/97
06/25/97
—
Returned 10/21/98
Ann L. Aiken
OR
104th
11/27/95
09/24/96
—
Returned 10/04/96
105th
01/07/97 10/28/97
11/06/97 Confirmed,
67-30,
01/28/98
Faith S. Hochberg
NJ
104th
11/27/95
—
—
Returned 10/04/96
106th
04/22/99
10/26/99
11/04/99
Confirmed 11/10/99
Michael D. Schattman
North. TX
104th
12/19/95
—
—
Returned 10/04/96
105th
03/21/97
—
—
Withdrawn 07/31/98
Susan Oki Mollway
HI
104th
12/21/95
03/27/96
04/25/96
Returned 10/04/96
105th
01/07/97
02/04/97
04/30/98
Confirmed, 56-34,
06/22/98
Anabelle Rodriguez-
PR
104th
01/26/96
—
—
Returned 10/04/96
Rodriguez
105th
03/21/97 10/01/98

—
Returned 10/21/98

CRS-27
Name
District
Congress
Date
Received
Hearings
Committee action
Senate action
Joseph F. Bataillon
NE
104th
03/06/96
07/31/96
—
Returned 10/04/96
105th
01/07/97
07/22/97
07/31/97
Confirmed, 100-0,
09/11/97
Colleen Kollar-Kotelly
DC
104th
03/29/96
07/31/96
09/19/96
Returned 10/04/96
105th
01/07/97
—
05/06/97
Confirmed 05/20/97
Richard A. Lazzara
Mid. FL
104th
05/09/96
—
—
Returned 10/04/96
105th
01/07/97 09/05/97
09/18/97 Confirmed 09/26/97
Margaret M. Morrow
Cent. CA
104th
05/09/96
06/25/96
06/27/96
Returned 10/04/96
105th
01/07/97
03/18/97
06/12/97
Confirmed, 67-28,
02/11/98
Christina A. Snyder
Cent. CA
104th
05/15/96
—
—
Returned 10/04/96
105th
01/07/97
07/22/97
09/18/97
Confirmed, 93-6,
11/07/97
Thomas W. Thrash, Jr.
North.
104th
05/16/96
07/31/96
—
Returned 10/04/96
GA
105th
01/07/97
05/07/97
05/22/97
Confirmed 07/31/97
Jeffrey T. Miller
South.
104th
07/19/96
—
—
Returned 10/04/96
CA
105th
01/07/97 03/18/97
04/17/97 Confirmed
05/23/97
Robert W. Pratt
South. IA
104th
08/02/96
—
—
Returned 10/04/96
105th
01/07/97
03/18/97
04/17/97
Confirmed 05/23/97

CRS-28
Name
District
Congress
Date
Received
Hearings
Committee action
Senate action
Donald M.
South. FL
104th
09/05/96
—
—
Returned 10/04/96
Middlebrooks
105th
01/07/97 03/18/97
04/17/97 Confirmed
05/23/97
Ronnie L. White
East. MO
105th
06/26/97 05/14/98
05/21/98
Returned 10/21/98
106th
01/26/99
—
07/22/99
Rejected, 45-54,
10/05/99
James W. Klein
DC
105th
01/27/98
—
—
Returned 10/21/98
106th
03/25/99
—
—
Returned 12/15/00
Lynette Norton
West. PA
105th
04/29/98
—
—
Returned 10/21/98
106th
01/26/99
—
—
Returned 12/15/00
Virginia A. Phillips
Cent. CA
105th
05/11/98
—
—
Returned 10/21/98
106th
01/26/99
10/26/99
11/04/99
Confirmed 11/10/99
Legrome D. Davis
East. PA
105th
07/30/98
—
—
Returned 10/21/98
106th
01/26/99
—
—
Returned 12/15/00
Matthew F. Kennelly
North. IL
105th
09/16/98
10/06/98
—
Returned 10/21/98
106th
01/26/99
—
03/25/99
Confirmed 04/15/99
William J. Hibbler
North. IL
105th
09/16/98
10/06/98
10/08/98
Returned 10/21/98
106th
01/26/99
—
03/25/99
Confirmed 04/15/99

CRS-29
Name
District
Congress
Date
Received
Hearings
Committee action
Senate action
Terry L. Wooten
SC
107th
06/18/01
—
—
Returned 08/03/01
—
08/27/01
—
—
09/04/01
—
11/08/01
Confirmed, 98-0,
11/08/01
Laurie Smith Camp
NE
107th
06/19/01
—
—
Returned 08/03/01
09/04/01
10/04/01
10/18/01
Confirmed, 100-0,
10/23/01
Paul G. Cassell
UT
107th
06/19/01
—
—
Returned 08/03/01
09/04/01
03/19/02
05/02/02
Confirmed, 67-20,
05/13/02
John D. Bates
DC
107th
06/20/01
—
—
Returned 08/03/01
09/04/01
10/25/01
11/29/01
Confirmed, 97-0,
12/11/01
Reggie B. Walton
DC
107th
06/20/01
—
—
Returned 08/03/01
—
08/22/01
—
—
09/04/01
—
09/06/01
Confirmed, 97-0,
09/21/01
James E. Gritzner
South. IA
107th
07/10/01
—
—
Returned 08/03/01
09/04/01
01/24/02
02/07/02
Confirmed 02/14/02
Michael P. Mills
North.
107th
07/10/01
—
—
Returned 08/03/01
MS
09/04/01
09/13/01
10/04/01
Confirmed, 98-0,
10/11/01

CRS-30
Name
District
Congress
Date
Received
Hearings
Committee action
Senate action
M. Christina Armijo
NM
107th
08/02/01
—
—
Returned 08/03/01
09/04/01
10/18/01
11/01/01
Confirmed, 100-0,
11/06/01
Karon O. Bowdre
North. AL
107th
08/02/01
—
—
Returned 08/03/01
09/04/01
10/18/01
11/01/01
Confirmed, 98-0,
11/06/01
David L. Bunning
East. KY
107th
08/02/01
—
—
Returned 08/03/01
09/04/01
12/10/01
02/07/02
Confirmed 02/14/02
Karen K. Caldwell
East. KY
107th
08/02/01
—
—
Returned 08/03/01
09/04/01
10/04/01
10/18/01
Confirmed, 100-0,
10/23/01
Clair V. Eagan
North.
107th
08/02/01
—
—
Returned 08/03/01
OK
09/04/01
10/04/01
10/18/01
Confirmed, 99-0,
10/23/01
Kurt D. Engelhardt
East. LA
107th
08/02/01
—
—
Returned 08/03/01
09/04/01
10/25/01
11/29/01
Confirmed 12/11/01
Stephen P. Friot
West. OK
107th
08/02/01
—
—
Returned 08/03/01
09/04/01
10/18/01
11/01/01
Confirmed, 98-0,
11/06/01
Callie V. Granade
South. AL
107th
08/02/01
—
—
Returned 08/03/01
09/04/01
12/05/01
12/13/01
Confirmed, 75-0,
02/04/02

CRS-31
Name
District
Congress
Date
Received
Hearings
Committee action
Senate action
Joe L. Heaton
West. OK
107th
08/02/01
—
—
Returned 08/03/01
09/04/01
11/07/01
11/29/01
Confirmed 12/06/01
Danny C. Reeves
East. KY
107th
08/02/01
—
—
Returned 08/03/01
09/04/01
11/07/01
11/29/01
Confirmed 12/06/01
William P. Johnson
NM
107th
08/02/01
—
—
Returned 08/03/01
09/04/01
10/25/01
11/29/01
Confirmed 12/13/01
Frederick W. Rohlfing
HI
107th
01/23/02
—
—
Returned 11/20/02
III
108th
01/07/03
Pending
Cormac J. Carney
Cent. CA
107th
10/10/02
—
—
Returned 11/20/02
108th
01/07/03
03/12/03
03/20/03
Confirmed, 80-0,
04/07/03
Thomas A. Varlan
East. TN
107th
10/10/02
—
—
Returned 11/20/02
108th
01/07/03
02/12/03
03/06/03
Confirmed, 97-0,
03/13/03
J. Daniel Breen
West. TN
107th
10/10/02
—
—
Returned 11/20/02
108th
01/07/03
02/12/03
03/06/03
Confirmed, 92-0,
03/13/03
John R. Adams
North.
107th
10/10/02
—
—
Returned 11/20/02
OH
108th
01/07/03
01/29/03
02/06/03
Confirmed, 91-0,
02/10/03

CRS-32
Name
District
Congress
Date
Received
Hearings
Committee action
Senate action
James C. Dever III
East. NC
107th
05/22/02
—
—
Returned 11/20/02
108th
01/07/03
Pending
S. James Otero
Cent. CA
107th
07/18/02
—
—
Returned 11/20/02
108th
01/07/03
01/29/03
02/06/03
Confirmed, 94-0,
02/10/03
Robert A. Junell
West. TX
107th
07/18/02
—
—
Returned 11/20/02
108th
01/07/03
01/29/03
02/06/03
Confirmed, 91-0,
02/10/03
Sandra J. Feuerstein
East. NY
107th
07/25/02
—
—
Returned 11/20/02
108th
01/07/03
07/22/03
07/31/03
Confirmed, 93-0,
09/17/03
Gregory L. Frost
South.
107th
08/01/02
—
—
Returned 11/20/02
OH
108th
01/07/03
02/05/03
02/27/03
Confirmed, 91-0,
03/10/03
Richard J. Holwell
South.
107th
08/01/02
—
—
Returned 11/20/02
NY
108th
01/07/03
07/22/03
07/31/03
Confirmed 09/17/03
Thomas L. Ludington
East. MI
107th
09/12/02
—
—
Returned 11/20/02
108th
01/07/03
Pending
S. Maurice Hicks, Jr.
West. LA
107th
09/12/02
—
—
Returned 11/20/02
108th
01/07/03
04/30/03
05/08/03
Confirmed, 86-0,
05/19/03

CRS-33
Name
District
Congress
Date
Received
Hearings
Committee action
Senate action
Ralph R. Erickson
ND
107th
09/12/02
—
—
Returned 11/20/02
108th
01/07/03
02/05/03
02/27/03
Confirmed 03/12/03
Source: Congressional Research Service, from the Senate Committee on the Judiciary’s final committee calendars for the 95th to 106th Congresses and from the daily
editions of the Congressional Record for the 107th and 108th Congresses.
a. Current through Dec. 9, 2003.