NOMINEES

The Judicial Selection Database

The Justice Selection Project (JSP) database keeps track of the nominees and the judges in all the courts that make up the Federal Judiciary. Select one of the reports showing different views of the data.

ACTIVE JUDGES

This report is a full list of the active Judges in the Federal Judiciary. They are sorted by Circuit and District and include demographic information.

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PENDING NOMINATIONS

View a list of nominations currently pending review by the Senate and final confirmation.

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JUDICIAL VACANCIES

This report lists the vacancies in each court of the Federal Judiciary sorted by the previous judge that filled the position. Also included in the report is the vacancy date of that judge, the reason for the vacancy and the nominee if there is one.

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JUDICIAL EMERGENCIES

This report shows the list of vacancies that are considered emergencies. The list is sorted by the name of the previous judge, the vacancy date, and the court (circuit/district).

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NOMINATED BY GEORGE W. BUSH

This report lists all nominations made by George W. Bush, labeled with the status of the nomination, and sorted by court (including circuit/district).

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DEMOGRAPHICS OF THE FEDERAL JUDICIARY

This report shows the number of active judges in each court sorted by race and gender.

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MAP OF THE CIRCUITS

A map of the United States showing all the circuit courts. Each circuit links to the list of Judges and Vacancies in that circuit.

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JUDICIAL SELECTION INFORMATION