*The nomination of Patty Shwartz to be a U.S. Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit. Shwartz appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on February 15, 2012. The Judiciary Committee reported the nomination to the full Senate on March 8, 2012. ![icon_webcast icon_webcast](https://cybercemetery.unt.edu/archive/oilspill/20121106205225im_/http://www.judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/images/icon_webcast_1.gif)
*The nomination of Richard G. Taranto to be a U.S. Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit. Taranto appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on
February 29, 2012. The Judiciary Committee reported the nomination to the full Senate on
March 29, 2012.
*The nomination of William J. Kayatta, Jr., to be a U.S. Circuit Judge for the First Circuit. Kayatta appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 14, 2012. The Judiciary Committee reported the nomination to the full Senate on April 19, 2012. ![icon_webcast icon_webcast](https://cybercemetery.unt.edu/archive/oilspill/20121106205225im_/http://www.judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/images/icon_webcast_1.gif)
*The nomination of Michael P. Shea to be a U.S. District Judge for the District of Connecticut. Shea appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 28, 2012. The Judiciary Committee reported the nomination to the full Senate on April 26, 2012. ![icon_webcast icon_webcast](https://cybercemetery.unt.edu/archive/oilspill/20121106205225im_/http://www.judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/images/icon_webcast_1.gif)
*The nomination of Robert E. Bacharach to be a U.S. Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit. Bacharach appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on
May 9, 2012. The Judiciary Committee reported the nomination to the full Senate on
June 7, 2012.
*The nomination of Paul W. Grimm to be a U.S. District Judge for the District of Maryland. Grimm appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on
May 9, 2012. The Judiciary Committee reported the nomination to the full Senate on
June 7, 2012.
*The nomination of Mark E. Walker to be a U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Florida. Walker appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on May 9, 2012. The Judiciary Committee reported the nomination to the full Senate on June 7, 2012.
*The nomination of John E. Dowdell to be a U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma. Dowdell appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on
May 9, 2012. The Judiciary Committee reported the nomination to the full Senate on
June 7, 2012.
*The nomination of Brian J. Davis to be a U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Florida. Davis appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on
May 9, 2012. The Judiciary Committee reported the nomination to the full Senate on
June 21, 2012.
*The nomination of Terrence G. Berg to be a U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan. Berg appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on
June 6, 2012. The Judiciary Committee reported the nomination to the full Senate on
July 12, 2012.
*The nomination of Jesus G. Bernal to be a U.S. District Judge for the Central District of California. Bernal appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on
June 6, 2012. The Judiciary Committee reported the nomination to the full Senate on
July 12, 2012.
*The nomination of Lorna G. Schofield to be a U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York. Schofield appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on
June 6, 2012. The Judiciary Committee reported the nomination to the full Senate on
July 12, 2012.
*The nomination of Frank P. Geraci, Jr. to be a U.S. District Judge for the Western District of New York. Geraci appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on
June 27, 2012. The Judiciary Committee reported the nomination to the full Senate on
July 19, 2012.
*The nomination of Fernando M. Olguin, to be a U.S. District Judge for the Central District of California. Olguin appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on
June 27, 2012. The Judiciary Committee reported the nomination to the full Senate on
July 19, 2012.
*The nomination of Malachy Edward Mannion, to be a U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Mannion appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on
June 27, 2012. The Judiciary Committee reported the nomination to the full Senate on
July 19, 2012.
*The nomination of Matthew W. Brann, to be a U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Brann appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on
June 27, 2012. The Judiciary Committee reported the nomination to the full Senate on
July 19, 2012.
*The nomination of Thomas M. Durkin, to be a U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois. Durkin appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on
July 11, 2012. The Judiciary Committee reported the nomination to the full Senate on
August 2, 2012.
*The nomination of Jon S. Tigar, to be a U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of California. Tigar appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on
July 11, 2012. The Judiciary Committee reported the nomination to the full Senate on
August 2, 2012.
*The nomination of William H. Orrick, III, to be a U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of California. Orrick appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on
July 11, 2012. The Judiciary Committee reported the nomination to the full Senate on
August 2, 2012.
*The nomination of William Joseph Baer, to be a an Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice. Baer appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on
July 26, 2012. The Judiciary Committee reported the nomination to the full Senate on
September 20, 2012.