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Welcome to The Judiciary at Noon! Take a break from work to get an update on the oft-neglected third branch of the United States government, the judicial branch.
The series covers any updates to the federal judiciary, including any new judges confirmed, any deaths, resignations, or retirements from the courts, and any new vacancies that have occurred. It includes political analysis at the very end. All information spans the previous week.
Confirmations
No federal judges were confirmed for the week spanning June 14 to 20, 2024.
Vacancies
No new vacancies occurred on the federal judiciary for the week spanning June 14 to 20, 2024. 72 vacancies remain on the federal judiciary, a number unchanged from a week ago.
Retirements, Deaths, and Resignations
No judges died, retired, or resigned for the week spanning June 14 to 20, 2024.
Other
- Jun. 18, 2024: Katherine Ellsworth Oler was confirmed to the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
- Jun. 20, 2024: The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on four nominees to the federal judiciary, two to district courts and two to the appellate judiciary.
Analysis
The Senate will take the next two-and-a-half weeks off and reconvene on July 8th. That means Democrats have concluded the month of June, 2024 without confirming a single federal judge.
Mustafa Taher Kasubhai, nominee to the District of Oregon, was slated to be voted on and confirmed on Tuesday, June 18th, but Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer cancelled the vote at the last minute.
Cloture was invoked on Nancy Lee Maldonado, nominee to the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, on Thursday, June 20th. There is a vote scheduled to confirm Maldonado as soon as the Senate returns on July 8th.
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SIGN-OFF
That’s it for this week’s The Judiciary at Noon. This has been Anthony Myrlados. I’ll see you next noon and until then I wish you all an enjoyable weekend.
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