Trump-47 and the Vacant Article III Judicial Posts

There are some 60 vacant Article III (federal) judicial posts. Trump-47 has put forward four nominees for vacant federal district court positions (all in Missouri), and he has put forward one nominee for a vacant federal appellate position (in the Sixth Circuit). There are five (other) vacant federal appellate positions without any nominees, and there are 50 vacant federal district court positions without any nominees. Additionally, there is one vacant Article I judicial post in the United States District Court for the Virgin Islands. It too lacks a nominee.

There are eight vacant federal district court positions in TEXAS without any nominees. FLORIDA has five vacant federal district court positions. Both LOUISIANA and NORTH CAROLINA have four vacant federal district court positions. Texas, Florida, Louisiana, and North Carolina—each has two Republican U.S. Senators. All four states voted for Trump in 2024. 

All the extant Trump-47 nominees were submitted on May 12, 2025. There has been no activity in over a month. 

A month.

Seth

Seth Barrett Tillman, ‘Trump-47 and the Vacant Article III Judicial Posts,’ New Reform Club (June 16, 2025, 17:38 PM), <https://reformclub.blogspot.com/2025/06/trump-47-and-vacant-article-iii.html>; 

Vacancies are reported here: current vacancies: <https://www.uscourts.gov/data-news/judicial-vacancies/current-judicial-vacancies>, and future vacancies: <https://www.uscourts.gov/data-news/judicial-vacancies/future-judicial-vacancies>.