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Judicial Nomination Materials: 111th Congress

The following judicial nominations were sent to the Senate in the 111th Congress.

Supreme Court
Circuit Court
District Court

Supreme Court Nominees

Elena Kagan
Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court
Nominated: May 10, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Hearing Date: June 28, 2010
Reported By Committee: July 20, 2010
Confirmed By Senate: August 5, 2010
Hearing Transcript

Sonia Sotomayor
Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court
Nominated: June 1, 2009
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Hearing Date: July 13, 2009
Reported By Committee: July 28, 2009
Confirmed By Senate: August 6, 2009
Hearing Transcript

Circuit Court Nominees
 
Bernice B. Donald
U.S. Circuit Judge, Sixth Circuit
Nominated: December 1, 2010
ABA Rating: Substantial Majority Well Qualified, Minority Qualified
Returned To President: December 22, 2010


Jimmie V. Reyna
U.S. Circuit Judge, Federal Circuit
Nominated: September 29, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Returned To President: December 22, 2010

Caitlin J. Halligan
U.S. Circuit Judge, District of Columbia
Nominated: September 29, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Returned To President: December 22, 2010

Goodwin Liu
U.S. Circuit Judge, Ninth Circuit
Nominated: Feb. 24, 2010, Sept. 13, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Hearing Date: April 16, 2010
Reported By Committee: May 13, 2010, Sept. 23, 2010
Returned To President: August 5, 2010, December 22, 2010
Hearing Transcript

Robert Neil Chatigny
U.S. Circuit Judge, Second Circuit
Nominated: Feb. 24, 2010, Sept. 13, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Hearing Date: April 28, 2010
Reported By Committee: June 10, 2010
Returned To President: August 5, 2010, December 22, 2010
Hearing Transcript

Victoria F. Nourse
U.S. Circuit Judge, Seventh Circuit
Nominated: July 14, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Returned To President: December 22, 2010

James E. Graves, Jr.
U.S. Circuit Judge, Fifth Circuit
Nominated: June 10, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Qualified
Hearing Date: September 29, 2010
Reported By Committee: December 1, 2010
Returned To President: December 22, 2010
Hearing Transcript

Susan L. Carney
U.S. Circuit Judge, Second Circuit
Nominated: May 20, 2010
ABA Rating: Substantial Majority Qualified, Minority Not Qualified
Hearing Date: September 15, 2010
Reported By Committee: December 1, 2010
Returned To President: December 22, 2010
Hearing Transcript

Edward C. DuMont
U.S. Circuit Judge, Federal Circuit
Nominated: April 14, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Returned To President: December 22, 2010

Mary H. Murguia
U.S. Circuit Judge, Ninth Circuit
Nominated: March 25, 2010
ABA Rating: Substantial Majority Qualified, Minority Well Qualified
Hearing Date: July 15, 2010
Reported By Committee: August 5, 2010
Confirmed By Senate: December 22, 2010
Hearing Transcript

Kathleen M. O'Malley
U.S. Circuit Judge, Federal Circuit
Nominated: March 10, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Hearing Date: July 28, 2010
Reported By Committee: Sept. 23, 2010
Confirmed By Senate: December 22, 2010
Hearing Transcript

Raymond J. Lohier, Jr.
U.S. Circuit Judge, Second Circuit
Nominated: March 10, 2010
ABA Rating: Substantial Majority Qualified, Minority Not Qualified
Hearing Date: April 22, 2010
Reported By Committee: May 13, 2010
Confirmed By Senate: December 19, 2010
Hearing Transcript

Scott M. Matheson, Jr.
U.S. Circuit Judge, Tenth Circuit
Nominated: March 3, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Qualified
Hearing Date: May 13, 2010
Reported By Committee: June 10, 2010
Confirmed By Senate: December 22, 2010
Hearing Transcript

James Wynn
U.S. Circuit Judge, Fourth Circuit
Nominated: November 4, 2009
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Hearing Date: Dec. 16, 2009
Reported By Committee: Jan. 28, 2010
Confirmed By Senate: August 5, 2010
Hearing Transcript

Albert Diaz
U.S. Circuit Judge, Fourth Circuit
Nominated: November 4, 2009
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Hearing Date: Dec. 16, 2009
Reported By Committee: Jan. 28, 2010
Confirmed By Senate: December 18, 2010
Hearing Transcript

O. Rogeriee Thompson
U.S. Circuit Judge, First Circuit
Nominated: October 6, 2009
ABA Rating: Majority Qualified, Minority Not Qualified
Hearing Date: December 1, 2009
Reported By Committee: Jan. 21, 2010
Confirmed By Senate: March 17, 2010
Hearing Transcript

Denny Chin
U.S. Circuit Judge, Second Circuit
Nominated: October 6, 2009
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Hearing Date: November 18, 2009
Reported By Committee: Dec. 10, 2009
Confirmed By Senate: April 22, 2010
Hearing Transcript

Barbara Milano Keenan
U.S. Circuit Judge, Fourth Circuit
Nominated: September 14, 2009
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Hearing Date: October 7, 2009
Reported By Committee: Oct. 29, 2009
Confirmed By Senate: March 2, 2010
Hearing Transcript

Thomas I. Vanaskie
U.S. Circuit Judge, Third Circuit
Nominated: August 6, 2009
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Hearing Date: November 4, 2009
Reported By Committee: Dec. 3, 2009
Confirmed By Senate: April 21, 2010
Hearing Transcript

Jane Branstetter Stranch
U.S. Circuit Judge, Sixth Circuit
Nominated: August 6, 2009
ABA Rating: Substantial Majority Qualified, Minority Well Qualified
Hearing Date: October 21, 2009
Reported By Committee: Nov. 19, 2009
Confirmed By Senate: September 13, 2010
Hearing Transcript

Joseph A. Greenaway
U.S. Circuit Judge, Third Circuit
Nominated:  June 19, 2009
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Hearing Date: September 9, 2009
Reported By Committee: Oct. 1, 2009
Confirmed By Senate: February 9, 2010
Hearing Transcript

Beverly Baldwin Martin
U.S. Circuit Judge, Eleventh Circuit
Nominated: June 19, 2009
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Hearing Date: July 29, 2009
Reported By Committee: Sept. 10, 2009
Confirmed By Senate: January 20, 2010
Hearing Transcript

Gerard Lynch
U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Nominated: April 2, 2009
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Hearing Date: May 12, 2009
Reported By Committee: June 11, 2009
Confirmed By Senate: Sept. 17, 2009
Hearing Transcript


Andre M. Davis
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Nominated: April 2, 2009
ABA Rating: Substantial Majority Well Qualified, Minority Qualified
Hearing Date: April 29, 2009
Reported By Committee: June 4, 2009
Confirmed By Senate: Nov. 9, 2009
Hearing Transcript

David F. Hamilton
U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
Nominated: March 17, 2009
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Hearing Dates: April 1, 2009, April 29, 2009
Reported By Committee: June 4, 2009
Confirmed By Senate: Nov. 19, 2009
Hearing Transcript (April 29, 2009)
Hearing Transcript (April 1, 2009)


District Court Nominees

John A. Ross
U.S. District Judge, East. Dist. of Missouri
Nominated: December 1, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Returned To President: December 22, 2010

Robert D. Mariani
U.S. District Judge, Mid. Dist. of Pennsylvania
Nominated: December 1, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Returned To President: December 22, 2010

Mark R. Hornak
U.S. District Judge, West. Dist. of Pennsylvania
Nominated: December 1, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Returned To President: December 22, 2010

Esther Salas
U.S. District Judge, District of New Jersey
Nominated: December 1, 2010
ABA Rating:
Returned To President: December 22, 2010  
Claire Cecchi
U.S. District Judge, District of New Jersey
Nominated: December 1, 2010
ABA Rating: Majority Qualified, Minority Well Qualified
Returned To President: December 22, 2010

Michael F. Urbanski
U.S. District Judge, West. Dist. of Virginia
Nominated: December 1, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Returned To President: December 22, 2010

Arenda L. Wright Allen
U.S. District Judge, East. Dist. of Virginia
Nominated: December 1, 2010
ABA Rating: Substantial Majority Qualified, Minority Well Qualified
Returned To President: December 22, 2010

Kevin H. Sharp
U.S. District Judge, Mid. Dist. of Tennessee
Nominated: November 17, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Qualified
Returned To President: December 22, 2010

John A. Kronstadt
U.S. District Judge, Cen. Dist. of Calif.
Nominated: November 17, 2010
ABA Rating: Substantial Majority Qualified, Minority Well Qualified
Returned To President: December 22, 2010

Sara L. Darrow
U.S. District Judge, Cen. Dist. of Illinois
Nominated: November 17, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Qualified
Returned To President: December 22, 2010


Roy B. Dalton, Jr.
U.S. District Judge, Mid. Dist. of Florida
Nominated: November 17, 2010
ABA Rating: Substantial Majority Well Qualified, Minority Qualified
Returned To President: December 22, 2010

Vincent L. Briccetti
U.S. District Judge, South. Dist. of New York
Nominated: November 17, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Returned To President: December 22, 2010

Cathy Bissoon
U.S. District Judge, West. Dist. of Penn.
Nominated: November 17, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Qualified
Returned To President: December 22, 2010
Richard B. Jackson
U.S. District Judge, District of Colorado
Nominated: September 29, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Returned To President: December 22, 2010

Mae A. D'Agostino
U.S. District Judge, No. Dist. of New York
Nominated: September 29, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Returned To President: December 22, 2010

John. J. McConnell, Jr.
U.S. District Judge, District of Rhode Island
Nominated: March 10, 2010, Sept. 13, 2010
ABA Rating: Substantial Majority Qualified, Minority Not Qualified
Hearing Date: May 13, 2010
Reported By Committee: June 17, 2010, Sept. 23, 2010
Returned To President: August 5, 2010, December 22, 2010
Hearing Transcript

Edward Milton Chen
U.S. District Judge, No. Dist. of Calif.
Nominated: Aug. 6, 2009, Jan. 20, 2010, Sept. 13, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Hearing Date: September 23, 2009
Reported By Committee: Oct. 15, 2009,
Feb. 4, 2010, Sept. 23, 2010
Returned To President: Dec. 24, 2009, August 5, 2010, Dec. 22, 2010
Hearing Transcript

Louis B. Butler, Jr.
U.S. District Judge, West. Dis. of Wisconsin
Nominated: Sept. 30, 2009, Jan. 20, 2010, Sept. 13, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Hearing Date: November 4, 2009
Reported By Committee: Dec. 3, 2009,
Feb. 4, 2010, Sept. 23, 2010
Returned To President: Dec. 24, 2009, August 5, 2010, Dec. 22, 2010
Hearing Transcript

Marina G. Marmolejo
U.S. District Judge, South. Dist. Texas
Nominated: July 28, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Qualified
Returned To President: December 22, 2010

Kathleen M. Williams
U.S. District Judge, South. Dist. of Florida
Nominated: July 21, 2010
ABA Rating: Substantial Majority Well Qualified, Minority Qualified
Returned To President: December 22, 2010

Charles B. Day
U.S. District Judge, District of Maryland
Nominated: July 21, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Returned To President: December 22, 2010

Michael H. Simon
U.S. District Judge, District of Oregon
Nominated: July 14, 2010
ABA Rating: Majority Well Qualified, Minority Qualified
Hearing Date: November 17, 2010
Reported By Committee: December 8, 2010
Returned To President: December 22, 2010
Hearing Transcript

Diana Saldana
U.S. District Judge, South. Dist. of Texas
Nominated: July 14, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Hearing Date: September 29, 2010
Reported By Committee: December 1, 2010
Returned To President: December 22, 2010
Hearing Transcript

Sue E. Myerscough
U.S. District Judge, Cen. Dist. of Illinois
Nominated: July 14, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Qualified
Hearing Date: September 15, 2010
Reported By Committee: December 1, 2010
Returned To President: December 22, 2010
Hearing Transcript

Steve C. Jones
U.S. District Judge, North. Dist. of Georgia
Nominated: July 14, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Hearing Date: November 17, 2010
Reported By Committee: December 8, 2010
Returned To President: December 22, 2010
Hearing Transcript

Beryl A. Howell
U.S. District Judge, District of Columbia
Nominated: July 14, 2010
ABA Rating: Majority Well Qualified, Minority Qualified
Hearing Date: July 28, 2010
Reported By Committee: Sept. 23, 2010
Confirmed By Senate: December 22, 2010
Hearing Transcript

Marco A. Hernandez
U.S. District Judge, District of Oregon
Nominated: July 14, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Qualified
Hearing Date: November 17, 2010
Reported By Committee: December 8, 2010
Returned To President: December 22, 2010
Hearing Transcript

Amy B. Jackson
U.S. District Judge, District of Columbia
Nominated: June 17, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Hearing Date: September 15, 2010
Reported By Committee: December 1, 2010
Returned To President: December 22, 2010
Hearing Transcript

James E. Boasberg
U.S. District Judge, District of Columbia
Nominated: June 17, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Hearing Date: September 15, 2010
Reported By Committee: December 1, 2010
Returned To President: December 22, 2010
Hearing Transcript

James E. Shadid
U.S. District Judge, Central District of Illinois
Nominated: May 27, 2010
ABA Rating: Substantial Majority Qualified, Minority Well Qualified
Hearing Date: September 15, 2010
Reported By Committee: December 1, 2010
Returned To President: December 22, 2010
Hearing Transcript

Max O. Cogburn, Jr.
U.S. District Judge, West. Dist. of North Carolina
Nominated: May 27, 2010
ABA Rating: Majority Well Qualified, Minority Qualified
Hearing Date: November 17, 2010
Reported By Committee: December 8, 2010
Returned To President: December 22, 2010
Hearing Transcript

Robert L. Wilkins
U.S. District Judge, District of Columbia
Nominated: May 20, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Hearing Date: July 28, 2010
Reported By Committee: Sept. 23, 2010
Confirmed By Senate: December 22, 2010
Hearing Transcript

Edward J. Davila
U.S. District Judge, North. Dist. of California
Nominated: May 20, 2010
ABA Rating: Substantial Majority Qualified, Minority Not Qualified
Hearing Date: September 29, 2010
Reported By Committee: December 1, 2010
Returned To President: December 22, 2010
Hearing Transcript

Anthony J. Battaglia
U.S. District Judge, South. Dist. of California
Nominated: May 20, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Hearing Date: September 29, 2010
Reported By Committee: December 1, 2010
Returned To President: December 22, 2010
Hearing Transcript


Carlton W. Reeves
U.S. District Judge, South. Dist. of Mississippi
Nominated: April 28, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Qualified
Hearing Date: July 15, 2010
Reported By Committee: August 5, 2010
Confirmed By Senate: December 19, 2010
Hearing Transcript

Paul K. Holmes, III
U.S. District Judge, West. Dist. of Arkansas
Nominated: April 28, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Hearing Date: September 29, 2010
Reported By Committee: December 1, 2010
Returned To President: December 22, 2010
Hearing Transcript

Denise J. Casper
U.S. District Judge, District of Massachusetts
Nominated: April 28, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Hearing Date: July 15, 2010
Reported By Committee: August 5, 2010
Confirmed By Senate: December 17, 2010
Hearing Transcript

Susan Richard Nelson
U.S. District Judge, District of Minnesota
Nominated: April 21, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Hearing Date: May 13, 2010
Reported By Committee: June 10, 2010
Confirmed By Senate: December 17, 2010
Hearing Transcript

Leslie E. Kobayashi
U.S. District Judge, District of Hawaii
Nominated: April 21, 2010
ABA Rating: Substantial Majority Well Qualified, Minority Qualified
Hearing Date: July 15, 2010
Reported By Committee: August 5, 2010
Confirmed By Senate: December 18, 2010
Hearing Transcript

Ellen Lipton Hollander
U.S. District Judge, District of Maryland
Nominated: April 21, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Hearing Date: May 13, 2010
Reported By Committee: June 10, 2010
Confirmed By Senate: December 18, 2010
Hearing Transcript

Edmond E-Min Chang
U.S. District Judge, North Dist. of Illinois
Nominated: April 21, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Qualified
Hearing Date: July 15, 2010
Reported By Committee: August 5, 2010
Confirmed By Senate: December 18, 2010
Hearing Transcript

James K. Bredar
U.S. District Judge, District of Maryland
Nominated: April 21, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Hearing Date: May 13, 2010
Reported By Committee: June 10, 2010
Confirmed By Senate: December 16, 2010
Hearing Transcript

John A. Gibney, Jr.
U.S. District Judge, East. Dist. of Virginia
Nominated: April 14, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Qualified
Hearing Date: April 28, 2010
Reported By Committee: May 27, 2010
Confirmed By Senate: December 16, 2010
Hearing Transcript

Amy Totenberg
U.S. District Judge, North. Dist. of Georgia
Nominated: March 17, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Hearing Date: September 15, 2010
Reported By Committee: December 1, 2010
Returned To President: December 22, 2010
Hearing Transcript

Leonard P. Stark
U.S. District Judge, District of Delaware
Nominated: March 17, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Hearing Date: April 22, 2010
Reported By Committee: May 13, 2010
Confirmed By Senate: August 5, 2010
Hearing Transcript

Kimberly J. Mueller
U.S. District Judge, East. Dist. of California
Nominated: March 10, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Hearing Date: April 16, 2010
Reported By Committee: May 6, 2010
Confirmed By Senate: December 16, 2010
Hearing Transcript

Catherine C. Eagles
U.S. District Judge, Mid. Dist. of North Carolina
Nominated: March 10, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Hearing Date: April 16, 2010
Reported By Committee: May 6, 2010
Confirmed By Senate: December 16, 2010
Hearing Transcript

William Joseph Martinez
U.S. District Judge, District of Colorado
Nominated: February 24, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Qualified
Hearing Date: March 10, 2010
Reported By Committee: April 15, 2010
Confirmed By Senate: December 21, 2010
Hearing Transcript

Gary Scott Feinerman
U.S. District Judge, North. Dist. of Illinois
Nominated: February 24, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Hearing Date: March 10, 2010
Reported By Committee: April 15, 2010
Confirmed By Senate: June 28, 2010
Hearing Transcript

Sharon Johnson Coleman
U.S. District Judge, North. Dist. of Illinois
Nominated: February 24, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Hearing Date: March 10, 2010
Reported By Committee: April 15, 2010
Confirmed By Senate: July 12, 2010
Hearing Transcript

Josephine Staton Tucker
U.S. District Judge, Cen. Dist. of California
Nominated: February 4, 2010
ABA Rating: Majority Well Qualified, Minority Qualified
Hearing Date: February 24, 2010
Reported By Committee: March 18, 2010
Confirmed By Senate: June 21, 2010
Hearing Transcript

Marc Thomas Treadwell
U.S. District Judge, Mid. Dist. of Georgia
Nominated: February 4, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Qualified
Hearing Date: February 24, 2010
Reported By Committee: March 18, 2010
Confirmed By Senate: June 21, 2010
Hearing Transcript

Mark A. Goldsmith
U.S. District Judge, East. Dist. of Michigan
Nominated: February 4, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Hearing Date: February 24, 2010
Reported By Committee: March 18, 2010
Confirmed By Senate: June 21, 2010
Hearing Transcript

Elizabeth Erny Foote
U.S. District Judge, West. Dist. of Louisiana
Nominated: February 4, 2010
ABA Rating: Substantial Majority Qualified, Minority Well Qualified
Hearing Date: February 24, 2010
Reported By Committee: March 18, 2010
Confirmed By Senate: June 15, 2010
Hearing Transcript

Jane E. Magnus-Stinson
U.S. District Judge, South. Dist. of Indiana
Nominated: January 20, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Hearing Date: February 11, 2010
Reported By Committee: March 11, 2010
Confirmed By Senate: June 7, 2010
Hearing Transcript

Tanya W. Pratt
U.S. District Judge, South Dist. of Indiana
Nominated: January 20, 2010
ABA Rating: Substantial Majority Well Qualified, Minority Qualified
Hearing Date: February 11, 2010
Reported By Committee: March 4, 2010
Confirmed By Senate: June 15, 2010
Hearing Transcript

Lucy H. Koh
U.S. District Judge, North. Dist. of California
Nominated: January 20, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Qualified
Hearing Date: February 11, 2010
Reported By Committee: March 4, 2010
Confirmed By Senate: June 7, 2010
Hearing Transcript

Audrey G. Fleissig
U.S. District Judge, East. Dist. of Missouri
Nominated: January 20, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Hearing Date: February 11, 2010
Reported By Committee: March 4, 2010
Confirmed By Senate: June 7, 2010
Hearing Transcript

Jon E. DeGuilio
U.S. District Judge, North. Dist. of Indiana
Nominated: January 20, 2010
ABA Rating: Unanimously Qualified
Hearing Date: February 11, 2010
Reported By Committee: March 4, 2010
Confirmed By Senate: May 11, 2010
Hearing Transcript

Gloria M. Navarro
U.S. District Judge, District of Nevada
Nominated: December 24, 2009
ABA Rating: Substantial Majority Qualified, Minority Not Qualified
Hearing Date: February 11, 2010
Reported By Committee: March 4, 2010
Confirmed By Senate: May 5, 2010
Hearing Transcript

Timothy S. Black
U.S. District Judge, South. Dist. of Ohio
Nominated: December 24, 2009
ABA Rating: Substantial Majority Well Qualified, Minority Qualified
Hearing Date: January 20, 2010
Reported By Committee: February 11, 2010
Confirmed By Senate: May 11, 2010
Hearing Transcript

Richard Mark Gergel
U.S. District Judge, Dist. of South Carolina
Nominated: December 22, 2009
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Hearing Date: April 16, 2010
Reported By Committee: May 6, 2010
Confirmed By Senate: August 5, 2010
Hearing Transcript

J. Michelle Childs
U.S. District Judge, Dist. of South Carolina
Nominated: December 22, 2009
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Hearing Date: April 16, 2010
Reported By Committee: May 6, 2010
Confirmed By Senate: August 5, 2010
Hearing Transcript

Benita Y. Pearson
U.S. District Judge. North. Dist. of Ohio
Nominated: December 3, 2009
ABA Rating: Substantial Majority Well Qualified, Minority Qualified
Hearing Date: January 20, 2010
Reported By Committee: February 11, 2010
Confirmed By Senate: December 21, 2010
Hearing Transcript

Denzil Price Marshall, Jr.
U.S. District Judge, East. Dist. of Arkansas
Nominated: December 3, 2009
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Hearing Date: January 20, 2010
Reported By Committee: February 11, 2010
Confirmed By Senate: May 5, 2010
Hearing Transcript

Nancy D. Freudenthal
U.S. District Judge, District of Wyoming
Nominated: December 3, 2009
ABA Rating: Majority Well Qualified, Minority Qualified
Hearing Date: January 20, 2010
Reported By Committee: February 11, 2010
Confirmed By Senate: May 5, 2010
Hearing Transcript

Brian Anthony Jackson
U.S. District Judge, Mid. Dis. of Louisiana
Nominated: October 29, 2009
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Hearing Date: February 24, 2010
Reported By Committee: March 18, 2010
Confirmed By Senate: June 15, 2010
Hearing Transcript

William M. Conley
U.S. District Judge, District of Wisconsin
Nominated: October 29, 2009
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Hearing Date: November 18, 2009
Reported By Committee: Dec. 10, 2009
Confirmed By Senate: March 4, 2010
Hearing Transcript

Rosanna M. Peterson
U.S. District Judge, District of Washington
Nominated: October 13, 2009
ABA Rating: Unanimously Qualified
Hearing Date: November 18, 2009
Reported By Committee: Dec. 10, 2009
Confirmed By Senate: January 25, 2010
Hearing Transcript

Christina Reiss
U.S. District Judge, District of Vermont
Nominated: October 13, 2009
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Hearing Date: November 4, 2009
Reported By Committee: Nov. 19, 2009
Confirmed By Senate: Nov. 21, 2009
Hearing Transcript

Richard Seeborg
U.S. District Judge, No. Dist. of Calif.
Nominated: August 6, 2009
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Hearing Date: September 23, 2009
Reported By Committee: Oct. 15, 2009
Confirmed By Senate: Dec. 24, 2009
Hearing Transcript

Dolly M. Gee
U.S. District Judge, Cen. Dist. of Calif.
Nominated: August 6, 2009
ABA Rating: Unanimously Qualified
Hearing Date: September 23, 2009
Reported By Committee: Oct. 15, 2009
Confirmed By Senate: Dec. 24, 2009
Hearing Transcript

Jacqueline H. Nguyen
U.S. District Judge, Cen. Dist. of Calif.
Nominated: July 31, 2009
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Hearing Date: September 23, 2009
Reported By Committee: Oct. 15, 2009
Confirmed By Senate: Dec. 1, 2009
Hearing Transcript

Abdul K. Kallon
U.S. District Judge No. Dist. of Alabama
Nominated: July 31, 2009
ABA Rating: Majority Well Qualified, Minority Qualified
Hearing Date: November 4, 2009
Reported By Committee: Nov. 19, 2009
Confirmed By Senate: Nov. 21, 2009
Hearing Transcript

Irene Cornelia Berger
U.S. District Judge, So. Dist. of W. Virginia
Nominated: July 8, 2009
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Hearing Date: September 9, 2009
Reported By Committee: Oct. 1, 2009
Confirmed By Senate: Oct. 27, 2009
Hearing Transcript

Roberto A. Lange
U.S. District Judge, Dist. of South Dakota
Nominated: July 8, 2009
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Hearing Date: September 9, 2009
Reported By Committee: Oct. 1, 2009
Confirmed By Senate: Oct. 21, 2009
Hearing Transcript

Charlene Edwards Honeywell
U.S. District Judge, Mid. Dist. of Florida
Nominated: June 25, 2009
ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Hearing Date: September 9, 2009
Reported By Committee: Oct. 1, 2009
Confirmed By Senate: Nov. 9, 2009
Hearing Transcript

Jeffrey L. Viken
U.S. District Judge, Dist. of South Dakota
Nominated: June 25, 2009
ABA Rating: Substantial Majority Well Qualified, Minority Qualified
Hearing Date: July 29, 2009
Reported By Committee: Sept. 10, 2009
Confirmed By Senate:
Sept. 29, 2009
Hearing Transcript



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Did You Know?  The longest serving members in the history of the Senate have served on the Judiciary Committee: Senator Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia served as Senator from Jan. 3, 1959, until June 28, 2010, and served on the Committee from Jan. 14, 2969, until Jan. 3, 1980; Senator Strom Thurmond of South Carolina served as Senator from Dec. 24, 1954, until April 4, 1956, and from Nov. 7, 1956, until Jan. 3, 2003, and served on the Committee from Jan. 16, 1967, until Jan. 3, 2003; and Senator Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts served as Senator From Nov. 7, 1962, until Aug. 25., 2009, and served on the Committee from Feb. 15, 1963, until Jan. 21, 2009.

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