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Trump's Nominees

Read on to find out who President Trump is nominating to the bench, how the pace of Senate confirmations compares to previous administrations, and how this new cohort of life-tenured judges compares to the previous administration's nominees.

322 Days in Office

51 Number of announced vacancies

Pace of Judicial Nominations

Number of judges confirmed at this point in each president's term

Trump 2nd Term
23
Biden
28
Trump 1st Term
16
Obama
11
Bush
21

67.6%nominees who have been confirmed

11.8%people of color

60%% people of color confirmed by Biden

16%% people of color confirmed by Trump's 1st Term

23.5%women

64%% women confirmed by Biden

24%% women confirmed by Trump's 1st Term

Last updated December 4, 2025 2:59PM

Megan Benton

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri

NominatedDecember 1, 2025

Brian Lea

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee

NominatedDecember 1, 2025

Justin Olson

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana

NominatedDecember 1, 2025

Aaron Peterson

U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska

NominatedNovember 18, 2025

Clay Fowlkes

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas

NominatedNovember 18, 2025

Nicholas Ganjei

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas

NominatedNovember 18, 2025

William Crain

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana

NominatedOctober 21, 2025

Alexander Van Hook

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana

NominatedOctober 21, 2025

Confirmed

Matthew Orso

U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina

ConfirmedDecember 3, 2025

Confirmed

Susan Courtright Rodriguez

U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina

ConfirmedDecember 4, 2025

Confirmed

Lindsey Freeman

U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina

ConfirmedDecember 2, 2025

Confirmed

David Bragdon

U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina

ConfirmedDecember 2, 2025

Confirmed

Rebecca Tailbleson

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

ConfirmedOctober 27, 2025

Confirmed

Edmund LaCour

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama

ConfirmedOctober 29, 2025

Confirmed

Harold Mooty

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama

ConfirmedOctober 21, 2025

James Maxwell

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi

NominatedSeptember 2, 2025

Confirmed

Billy Wayne Lewis, Jr.

U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama

ConfirmedOctober 27, 2025

Robert P. Chamberlin

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi

NominatedSeptember 2, 2025

Confirmed

Jennifer Mascott

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

ConfirmedOctober 9, 2025

Confirmed

William Mercer

U.S. District Court for the District of Montana

ConfirmedOctober 22, 2025

Joshua D. Dunlap
Confirmed

Joshua D. Dunlap

U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

ConfirmedNovember 4, 2025

Eric Tung
Confirmed

Eric Tung

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

ConfirmedNovember 5, 2025

Confirmed

Chad Meredith

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky

ConfirmedOctober 23, 2025

Confirmed

Ed Artau

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida

ConfirmedSeptember 8, 2025

Confirmed

Emil Bove III

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

ConfirmedJuly 29, 2025

Confirmed

Kyle Dudek

U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida

ConfirmedSeptember 9, 2025

Confirmed

Anne-Leigh Gaylord Moe

U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida

ConfirmedOctober 21, 2025

Confirmed

Jordan E. Pratt

U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida

ConfirmedOctober 28, 2025

John Guard

U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida

NominatedJune 16, 2025

Confirmed

Whitney D. Hermandorfer

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

ConfirmedJuly 14, 2025

Confirmed

Maria A. Lanahan

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri

ConfirmedSeptember 9, 2025

Confirmed

Zachary M. Bluestone

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri

ConfirmedJuly 23, 2025

Confirmed

Cristian M. Stevens

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri

ConfirmedJuly 22, 2025

Confirmed

Joshua M. Divine

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri and Western District of Missouri

ConfirmedJuly 22, 2025

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