Circuit Court Nominations Summary (110)
Circuit Court Nominations Summary
110th Congress
Ten Nominations Returned on December 9, 2006
Wallace withdrew on December 23, 2006
Haynes, Myers, Boyle withdrew on January 9, 2007.
Circuit Court Nominations - 109th Congress
F = One of 7 subjected to failed cloture motions in 108th Congress
4 = "1 of 4" that DEMs offered to let GOP choose which 3 to dump
S = Positive mention in Specter's May 9, 2005 speech
M = MOU of 14 will not vote against cloture
m = MOU of 14 makes no promise regarding cloture
R = Post-MOU, Reid indicates desire to filibuster
C = Out of committee & on the Senate's Executive Calendar
c = Once out of Committee, now returned
V = Vote -on the nomination- concluded
X1 = Nomination returned to the President
X2 = Nomination twice returned to the President
X3 = Nomination thrice returned to the President
W = Nomination WITHDRAWN by Nominee or the President
Nominations Through Confirmation Process
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--- -- CX3V Smith, N. Randy 12/05 (9th Cir) 02/15/07
--- -- CX1V Hardiman, Thomas M. 09/06 (3rd Cir) 03/15/07
--- -- CX1V Livingston, Debra Ann 06/06 (2nd Cir) 05/09/07
--- -- C--V Elrod, Jennifer W. 03/07 (5th Cir) 10/04/07
--- -- C--V Southwick, Leslie 01/07 (5th Cir) 10/24/07
--- -- C--V Tinder, John Daniel 07/07 (7th Cir) 12/18/07
--- -- C--V Haynes, Catharina 07/07 (5th Cir) 04/10/08
--- -- C--V Agee, G. Steven 03/08 (4th Cir) 05/20/08
--- -- C--V White, Helene N. 04/08 (6th Cir) 06/24/08
--- -- CX1V Kethledge, Raymond M. 06/06 (6th Cir) 06/24/08
Nominations Withdrawn or Returned
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--S -- cX3W Boyle, Terrence W. 05/01 (4th Cir)
F4S mR cX3W Myers, William Gerry III 05/03 (9th Cir)
--- -R -X3W Haynes, William James II 09/03 (4th Cir)
--- -- -X3W Wallace, Michael B. 12/06 (5th Cir)
--- -- ---W Getchell, E. Duncan Jr. 09/07 (4th Cir)
--- -- -X1W Murphy, Steven J. III 06/06 (6th Cir)
--- -- ---W Pratter, Gene E.K. 11/07 (3rd Cir) 07/08
1st Session of 110th
====================
--- -- -X2- Keisler, Peter D. 06/06 (D.C. Cir)
--- -- ---- Conrad, Robert J. 07/07 (4th Cir)
--- -- ---- Stone, Shalom D. 07/07 (3rd Cir)
--- -- ---- Matthews, Steve A. 09/07 (4th Cir)
--- -- ---- Rosenstein, Rod J. 11/07 (4th Cir)
--- -- ---- Smith, William E. 12/07 (1st Cir)
2nd Session of 110th
====================
--- -- ---- Conrad, Glen E. 05/08 (4th Cir)
--- -- ---- Diamond, Paul S. 07/08 (3rd Cir)
--- -- ---- Preska, Loretta A. 09/08 (2nd Cir)
Last updated: September 10, 2008
Boyle:
First nominated May 9, 2001,
out of Committee on June 16, 2005, returned to President August 4, 2006,
renominated September 5, 2006,
returned to President September 29, 2006,
renominated November 15, 2006,
returned to President December 9, 2006,
withdrawn by White House January 9, 2007.
Haynes, William:
First nominated May 9, 2001,
renominated Sept 29, 2003,
renominated Feb 14, 2005,
returned to President August 4, 2006,
renominated September 5, 2006,
returned to President September 29, 2006,
renominated November 15, 2006,
returned to President December 9, 2006,
withdrew self January 9, 2007.
Myers:
First nominated May 15, 2003,
out of Committee on March 17, 2005, returned to President August 4, 2006,
renominated September 5, 2006,
returned to President September 29, 2006,
renominated November 15, 2006,
returned to President December 9, 2006,
withdrew self January 9, 2007.
Wallace:
First nominated on February 8, 2006 -
(FR Thread),
returned to President August 4,
renominated September 5,
returned to President September 29,
renominated November 15,
returned to President December 9, 2006,
withdrew self December 23, 2006.
Smith, Randy: First nominated on
December 16, 2005,
out of Committee May 4, returned to President August 4,
renominated September 5,
out of Committee September 21,
returned to President September 29,
renominated November 15,
returned to President December 9, 2006,
renominated January 9,
out of Committee February 8, 2007,
Confirmed 96-0 on February 15, 2007.
Kethledge:
First nominated on June 28, returned to President December 9, 2006,
renominated on March 19, 2007,
out of Committee June 12, 2008,
Confirmed on a voice vote on June 24, 2008.
Livingston:
First nominated on June 28, 2006, returned to President December 9, 2006,
renominated January 9, 2007,
Confirmed 96-0 on May 9, 2007.
Murphy:
First nominated on June 28, returned to President December 9, 2006,
renominated on March 19, 2007,
withdrawn on April 15, 2008.
Keisler:
First nominated on June 29, 2006, returned to President September 29,
renominated November 15, returned to President December 9, 2006,
renominated January 9, 2007.
Hardiman:
First nominated on September 13, 2006, returned to President December 9, 2006,
renominated January 9, 2007,
out of Committee March 8,
Confirmed 95-0 on March 15, 2007.
Southwick:
Nominated January 9, 2007,
out of Committee August 2,
Cloture passed 62-35 on October 24,
Confirmed 59-38 on October 24, 2007.
Elrod:
Nominated March 29, 2007,
out of Committee September 20,
Confirmed on a voice vote on October 4, 2007.
R. Conrad:
Nominated July 17, 2007.
Haynes, Catharina:
Nominated July 17, 2007,
out of Committee April 3,
Confirmed on a voice vote on April 10, 2008.
Stone:
Nominated July 17, 2007.
Tinder:
Nominated July 17, 2007,
out of Committee November 1,
Confirmed 93-0 on December 18, 2007.
Getchell:
Nominated September 6, 2007,
withdrew self January 19, 2008.
Matthews:
Nominated September 6, 2007.
Pratter:
Nominated November 15, 2007,
withdrawn July 24, 2008.
Rosenstein:
Nominated November 15, 2007.
Smith, Wm.:
Nominated December 6, 2007.
Agee:
Nominated March 13, 2008,
out of Committee May 19,
Confirmed 96-0 on May 20, 2008.
White:
Nominated April 15, 2008,
out of Committee June 12, 2008,
Confirmed 63-32 on June 24, 2008.
G. Conrad:
Nominated May 8, 2008.
Diamond:
Nominated July 24, 2008.
Preska:
Nominated September 9, 2008.
Additional Reference Material
- Senate List of Nominations in Committee (not only judicial)
- List of nominations returned to the President (not only judicial)
- Judiciary Committee List of Nominations in the 109th Congress
- Senate Executive Calendar (changes each business day)
- ABA Ratings for Nominees in 109th Congress (PDF)
- Specter's Speech of May 9, 2005 (109th Congress - Pages S4632 - S4636)
- Senators' Memorandum of Understanding (PDF) - May 23, 2005
- Reid's agreement of May 24, 2005 (S5857)
- AP Report Reid wants to filibuster Haynes & Kavanaugh - May 28, 2005
- Fox News Report Reid will filibuster Saad & Myers - May 29, 2005
- Boyle was nominated to 4th Cir. in 1991 too, by GHWB
- Dec 01, 2005: Anticipation of N. Randy Smith Nomination
- Feb 14, 2006: Feinstein opposed to Randy Smith
- Mar 03, 2006: Feinstein will block Randy Smith
- Mar 31, 2006: Haynes to be blocked by McCain and Graham
- May 01, 2006: Attacks on Boyle for ethics viloations
- May 09, 2006: Senator Leahy calls on President Bush to withdraw Boyle
- May 10, 2006: ABA hands Wallace a rating of "Not Qualified"
- May 23, 2006: Nominee [Haynes] is held up by Graham
- Jun 04, 2006: Groups pressure Senator Graham re: Haynes
- Jun 06, 2006: WaPo - Retired Military oppose Haynes
- Jun 12, 2006: Debbie Schlussel on Steven Murphy
- Jun 22, 2006: Some members of gang-of-14 comment on Boyle
- Jul 14, 2006: Gang of 14 hints at nixing Haynes
- Jul 18, 2006: ABA downgrades Boyle from unanimously well qualified to qualified
- Jan 12, 2007: Senator Kyl re: Withdrawal of Myers, Haynes, Boyle and Wallace
- Jan 16, 2007: N. Randy Smith nomination "shifted" out of California seat
- Nov 16, 2007: Getchell sued for defamation, conspiracy and negligence
- Feb 07, 2008: President Bush on Senate inaction on nominations
- Mar 13, 2008: Stalemate Over Judicial Nominations Dampens Bush Legacy
- Jul 02, 2008: Senators Agree on New Federal Judges Package
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