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John K. Bush
Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
Nominated May 8, 2017

Joan Larsen
Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
Nominated May 8, 2017

Damien M. Schiff
United States Court of Federal Claims
Nominated May 8, 2017

David C. Nye (District of ID)

Renominated May 8, 2017

David Stras
Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
Nominated May 8, 2017

Kevin Newsom
Eleventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
Nominated May 8, 2017

Neil Gorsuch
Supreme Court of the United States
Confirmed April 7, 2017

Amul Thapar
Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
Confirmed March 25, 2017

Abdul K. Kallon
Eleventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
Returned to President January 3, 2017

AG Nominee: Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL)

Confirmed February 8, 2017

Merrick B. Garland
Supreme Court of the United States
Returned to President January 3, 2017

Lucy H. Koh
Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
Returned to President January 3, 2017

Edward Stanton III (W.D. of TN)

Returned to President January 3, 2017

Armando Omar Bonilla
United States Court of Federal Claims
Returned to President January 3, 2017

Jennifer Klemetsrud Puhl
Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
Returned to President January 3, 2017

Donald K. Schott
Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
Returned to President January 3, 2017

Patricia Timmons-Goodson (E.D. of N.C.)

Returned to President January 3, 2017

Lisabeth Hughes
Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
Returned to President January 3, 2017

Rebecca Haywood
Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
Returned to President January 3, 2017

Myra C. Selby
Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
Returned to President January 3, 2017

L. Felipe Restrepo
Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
Confirmed January 11, 2016

Mary Barzee Flores (S.D. of FL)

Returned to President January 3, 2017

Pamela Harris
Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
Confirmed July 28, 2014

Ronnie L. White (E.D. Mo.)

Confirmed July 16, 2014

David J. Barron
First Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
Confirmed May 22, 2014

Michelle T. Friedland
Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
Confirmed April 28, 2014

John B. Owens
Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
Confirmed March 31, 2014

Robert Wilkins
D.C. Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
Confirmed January 13, 2014

William Thomas (S.D. Fla.)

Returned to President January 6, 2014

Brian J. Davis (M.D. Fla.)

Confirmed December 20, 2013

Cornelia "Nina" Pillard
D.C. Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
Confirmed December 12, 2013

Patricia Millett
D.C. Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
Confirmed December 10, 2013

Srikanth ("Sri") Srinivasan
D.C. Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
Confirmed May 23, 2013

Nelson Román (S.D.N.Y.)

Confirmed May 9, 2013

Patty Shwartz
Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
Confirmed April 9, 2013

Caitlin Halligan
D.C. Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
Withdrawn March 22, 2013

Elissa Cadish (D. Nevada)

Withdrawn March 8, 2013

Robert Bacharach
Tenth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
Confirmed February 25, 2013

William Kayatta, Jr.
First Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
Confirmed February 13, 2013

Stephanie Rose (S.D. Iowa)

Confirmed September 10, 2012

Frank Geraci (W.D.N.Y.)

Confirmed December 13, 2012

Andrew Hurwitz
Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
Confirmed June 12, 2012

Paul Watford
Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
Confirmed May 21, 2012

Jesse M. Furman (S.D.N.Y.)

Confirmed February 17, 2012

Adalberto Jordan
Eleventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
Confirmed February 15, 2012

Steve Six
Tenth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
Returned to President December 17, 2011

Arvo Mikkanen (N.D. Okla.)

Returned to President December 17, 2011

Louis Butler, Jr. (W.D. Wis.)

Returned to President December 17, 2011

Victoria F. Nourse
Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
Returned to President December 17, 2011

Goodwin Liu
Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
Withdrawn May 25, 2011

Edward Chen (N.D. Ca.)

Confirmed May 10, 2011

James E. Graves, Jr.
Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
Confirmed February 14, 2011

Scott Matheson, Jr.
Tenth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
Confirmed December 22, 2010

Albert Diaz
Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
Confirmed December 18, 2010

Jane Stranch
Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
Confirmed September 13, 2010

James Wynn
Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
Confirmed August 5, 2010

Elena Kagan
Supreme Court of the United States
Confirmed August 5, 2010

David Hamilton
Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
Confirmed November 19, 2009

Sonia Sotomayor
Supreme Court of the United States
Confirmed August 6, 2009

Jay S. Bybee
Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
Confirmed March 13, 2003

William James Haynes II
Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
Withdrawn April 1, 2009

Jeffrey A. Rosen
U.S. District Court for D.C.
Returned to President January 2, 2009

Michael O'Neill
U.S. District Court for D.C.
Returned to President January 2, 2009

Robert J. Conrad Jr.
Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
Returned to President January 2, 2009

E. Duncan Getchell
Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
Withdrawn January 18, 2008

Rod J. Rosenstein
Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
Returned to President January 2, 2009

Steve A. Matthews
Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
Returned to President January 2, 2009

Leslie Southwick
Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
Confirmed October 24, 2007

Peter D. Keisler
D.C. Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
Returned to President January 2, 2009

William G. Myers III
Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
Withdrawn January 9, 2007

Michael B. Wallace
Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
Withdrawn December 22, 2006

Lawrence J. Block
United States Court of Federal Claims
Confirmed October 2, 2002

D. Brooks Smith
Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
Confirmed July 31, 2002

Jeffrey S. Sutton
Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
Confirmed April 29, 2003

Brett Kavanaugh
D.C. Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
Confirmed May 26, 2006

Samuel A. Alito, Jr.
Supreme Court of the United States
Confirmed January 31, 2006

John G. Roberts, Jr.
Supreme Court of the United States
Confirmed September 29, 2005

Harriet Miers
Supreme Court of the United States
Withdrawn October 27, 2005

Thomas Griffith
D.C. Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
Confirmed June 14, 2005

William H. Pryor
Eleventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
Confirmed June 9, 2005

Janice Rogers Brown
D.C. Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
Confirmed June 8, 2005

Priscilla Owen
Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
Confirmed May 25, 2005

Henry Saad
Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
Withdrawn March 27, 2006

Carolyn B. Kuhl
Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
Withdrawn December 23, 2004

Charles W. Pickering, Sr.
Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
Retired December 8, 2004

Miguel Estrada
D.C. Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
Withdrawn September 4, 2003

Victor J. Wolski
United States Court of Federal Claims
Confirmed July 9, 2003

Dennis Shedd
Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
Confirmed November 19, 2002

David W. McKeague
Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
Confirmed June 9, 2005