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Nominee	Senator	Senator's Reply	Senator	Senator's Reply	Approximate Date Blue Slip Sent to the Senators
District of Columbia Circuit
Roberts	N/A		N/A		N/A
Estrada	N/A		N/A		N/A
First Circuit
Howard	Gregg	Approved 9/20/01	Smith	Approved 9/20/01	8/24/01
Second Circuit
Parker	Lieberman	Approved 5/24/01	Dodd	Approved 5/25/01	5/15/01
Raggi	Schumer	Approved 7/24/02	Clinton	Approved 7/30/02	5/8/02
Third Circuit
Smith	Specter	Approved 10/1/01	Santorum	Approved 10/5/01	9/25/01
Fourth Circuit
Boyle	Helms	Approved 6/05/01	Not returned by Edwards		5/25/01
Gregory	Allen	Approved 5/18/01	Warner	Approved 5/18/01	5/15/01
Shedd	Thurmond	Approved 5/17/01	Hollings	Approved 5/18/01	5/15/01
Fifth Circuit
Owen	Gramm	Approved 5/22/01	Hutchison	Approved 5/30/01	5/15/01
Clement	Landrieu	Approved 5/22/01	Breaux	Approved 6/04/01	5/17/01
Pickering	Lott	Approved 6/18/01	Cochran	Approved 6/20/01	6/18/01
Sixth Circuit
Gibbons	Frist	Approved 11/13/01	Thompson	Approved 11/19/01	11/7/01
Cook	DeWine	Approved 5/18/01	Voinovich	Approved 5/18/01	5/15/01
McKeague	Not returned by Levin		Not returned by Stabenow		11/16/01
Neilson	Not returned by Levin		Not returned by Stabenow		1/4/02
Rogers	McConnell	Approved 1/25/02	Bunning	Approved 1/30/02	1/4/02
Saad	Not returned by Levin		Not returned by Stabenow		1/4/02
Sutton	DeWine	Approved 5/18/01	Voinovich	Approved 5/18/01	5/15/01
Seventh Circuit
None
Eighth Circuit
Smith	Hutchinson	Approved 6/19/01	Lincoln	Approved 10/15/01	6/4/01
Riley	Hagel	Approved 6/08/01	Nelson	Approved 6/19/01	5/30/01
Melloy	Grassley	Approved 7/24/01	Harkin	Approved 9/25/01	7/18/01
Ninth Circuit
Kuhl	Feinstein	Withheld vote 10/2/01	Not returned by Boxer		7/6/01
Clifton	Inouye	Approved 2/13/02	Akaka	Approved 2/11/02	7/6/01
Bybee	Reid	Approved 6/07/02	Ensign	Approved 6/04/02	5/24/02
Tenth Circuit
McConnell	Bennett	Approved 6/04/01	Hatch	Approved 6/04/01	5/25/01
Tymkovich	Allard	Approved 6/15/01	Campbell	Approved 6/19/01	6/12/01
Hartz	Bingaman	Approved 7/17/01	Domenici	Approved 9/20/01	6/26/01
O'Brien	Thomas	Approved 9/20/01	Enzi	Approved 9/25/01	9/4/01
Eleventh Circuit
Steele	Shelby	Approved 11/20/01	Sessions	Approved 11/14/01	11/5/01
Federal Circuit
Prost	N/A		N/A		N/A

Nominee	Senator	Date Received	Senator	Date Received	Approximate Date Blue Slip Sent
Northern District of Alabama
Bowdre	Shelby	Approved 8/24/01	Sessions	Approved 9/19/01	8/16/01
Southern District of Alabama
Granade	Shelby	Approved 9/19/01	Sessions	Approved 9/19/01	8/24/01
District of Alaska
Beistline	Stevens	Approved 1/09/02	Murkowski	Approved 1/11/02	1/4/02
District of Arizona
Jorgenson	McCain	Approved 10/10/01	Kyl	Approved 9/26/01	9/25/01
Bury	McCain	Approved 9/24/01	Kyl	Approved 9/25/01	9/21/01
Martone	McCain	Approved 9/24/01	Kyl	Approved 9/25/01	9/21/01
Central District of California
Anderson	Feinstein	Approved 2/12/02	Boxer	Approved 2/15/02	1/31/02
Walter	Feinstein	Approved 2/12/02	Boxer	Approved 2/15/02	1/31/02
Klausner	Feinstein	Approved 8/03/02	Boxer	Approved 9/16/02	8/08/02
Otero	Feinstein	Approved 8/03/02	Boxer	Approved 9/16/02	8/08/02
Carney			Boxer	Approved 10/17/02	10/15/02
Eastern District of California
England	Feinstein	Approved 4/15/02	Boxer	Approved 4/17/02	4/9/02
Northern District of California
White	Feinstein	Approved 8/01/02	Boxer	Approved 8/01/02	7/31/02
District of Colorado
Krieger	Allard	Approved 9/27/01	Campbell	Approved 9/26/01	9/21/01
Blackburn	Allard	Approved 9/26/01	Campbell	Approved 9/27/01	9/25/01
District of Delaware
Jordan	Biden	Approved 9/03/02	Carper	Approved 8/20/02	8/2/02
Middle District of Florida
Corrigan	Graham	Approved 7/08/02	Nelson	Approved 7/08/02	6/4/02
Southern District of Florida
Marra	Graham	Approved 6/05/02	Nelson	Approved 6/05/02	1/31/02
Martinez	Graham	Approved 6/05/02	Nelson	Approved 6/05/02	1/31/02
Middle District of Georgia
Land	Miller	Approved 10/3/01	Cleland	Approved 10/26/01	9/25/01
Royal	Miller	Approved 11/26/01	Cleland	Approved 12/4/01	11/5/01
District of Hawaii
Rohlfing	Inouye		Akaka		2/6/02
Northern District of Iowa
Reade	Grassley	Approved 7/12/02	Harkin	Approved 8/15/02	7/2/02
Southern District of Iowa
Gritzner	Grassley	Approved 7/24/01	Harkin	Approved 10/31/01	7/18/01
Northern District of Illinois
St. Eve	Durbin	Approved 4/09/02	Fitzgerald	Approved 5/20/02	3/27/02
District of Kansas
Robinson	Roberts	Approved 9/24/01	Brownback	Approved 9/24/01	9/21/01
Eastern District of Kentucky
Bunning	McConnell	Approved 9/21/01	Bunning	Approved 9/21/01	8/16/01
Caldwell	McConnell	Approved 9/21/01	Bunning	Approved 9/21/01	8/16/01
Reeves	McConnell	Approved 9/21/01	Bunning	Approved 9/21/01	8/16/01
Eastern District of Louisiana
Engelhardt	Landrieu	Approved 9/21/01	Breaux	Approved 9/24/01	08/16/01
Zainey	Landrieu	Approved 11/13/01	Breaux	Approved 11/9/01	10/31/01
Africk	Landrieu	Approved 3/05/02	Breaux	Approved 2/25/02	2/21/02
District of Maryland
Quarles	Mikulski	Approved 9/24/02	Sarbanes	Approved 9/25/02	9/20/02
Northern District of Minnesota
Lancaster	Wellstone	Approved 3/20/02	Dayton	Approved 3/28/02	1/31/02
Northern District of Mississippi
Mills	Lott	Approved 7/30/01	Cochran	Approved 7/25/01	7/24/01
Eastern District of Missouri
Autrey	Bond	Approved 4/16/02	Carnahan	Approved 5/08/02	4/9/02
Western District of Missouri
Dorr	Bond	Approved 5/09/02	Carnahan	Approved 5/08/02	4/9/02
District of Montana
Cebull	Burns	Approved 5/24/01	Baucus	Approved 6/20/01	5/21/01
Haddon	Burns	Approved 5/24/01	Baucus	Approved 6/20/01	5/21/01
District of Nebraska
Camp	Nelson	Approved 7/18/01	Hagel	Approved 9/12/01	6/28/01
District of Nevada
Hicks	Ensign	Approved 9/21/01	Reid	Approved 9/25/01	8/27/01
Mahan	Ensign	Approved 9/25/01	Reid	Approved 9/25/01	9/21/01
District of New Jersey
Chesler	Toricelli	Approved 8/16/02	Corzine	Approved 8/16/02	1/30/02
Martini	Toricelli	Approved 8/16/02	Corzine	Approved 8/16/02	2/3/02
Kugler	Toricelli	Approved 8/16/02	Corzine	Approved 8/16/02	8/8/02
Linares	Toricelli	Approved 8/16/02	Corzine	Approved 8/16/02	8/8/02
Wolfson	Toricelli	Approved 8/16/02	Corzine	Approved 8/16/02	8/8/02
District of New Mexico
Johnson	Domenici	Approved 9/20/01	Bingaman	Approved 9/20/01	8/16/01
Armijo	Domenici	Approved 9/20/01	Bingaman	Approved 9/24/01	9/4/01
Eastern District of North Carolina
Dever	Helms	Approved 6/06/02	Not returned by Edwards		5/31/02
District of North Dakota
Hovland	Dorgan	Approved 8/09/02	Not returned by Conrad		8/2/02
Erickson			Conrad	Approved 9/24/02
Southern District of Ohio
Rose	DeWine	Approved 2/08/02	Voinivich	Approved 2/08/02	1/31/02
Frost	DeWine	Approved 8/16/02	Voinivich	Approved 8/16/02	8/8/02
Eastern District of Oklahoma
Payne	Nickles	Approved 9/24/01	Inhofe	Approved 9/20/01	8/24/01
Northern District of Oklahoma
Eagan	Nickles	Approved 9/26/01	Inhofe	Approved 9/26/01	8/16/01
Western District of Oklahoma
Friot	Nickles	Approved 9/24/01	Inhofe	Approved 9/20/01	8/16/01
Heaton	Nickles	Approved 9/24/01	Inhofe	Approved 9/20/01	8/24/01
Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Davis	Specter	Approved 2/08/02	Santorum	Approved 2/19/02	1/31/02
Rufe	Specter	Approved 2/08/02	Santorum	Approved 2/19/02	1/31/02
Baylson	Specter	Approved 2/25/02	Not returned by Santorum		1/31/02
Gardner	Specter	Approved 6/03/02	Santorum	Approved 5/20/02	5/15/02
Savage	Specter		Santorum
Middle District of Pennsylvania
Jones	Specter	Approved 3/07/02	Santorum	Approved 3/18/02	3/7/02
Conner	Specter	Approved 3/07/02	Santorum	Approved 3/18/02	3/7/02
Western District of Pennsylvania
Conti	Specter	Approved 2/08/02	Santorum	Approved 2/19/02	1/31/02
McVerry	Specter	Approved 2/08/02	Santorum	Approved 2/19/02	1/31/02
Schwab	Specter	Approved 2/08/02	Santorum	Approved 2/19/02	1/31/02
Cercone	Specter	Approved 4/15/02	Santorum	Approved 4/17/02	4/9/02
District of Rhode Island
Smith	Chafee	Approved 8/01/02	Reed	Approved 7/31/01	7/25/02
District of South Carolina
Wooten	Thurmond	Approved 09/20/01	Hollings	Approved 09/25/01	07/6/01
Eastern District of Tennessee
Phillips	Thompson	Approved 07/16/02	Frist	Approved 07/17/02	7/2/02
Varlan	Thompson	Approved 10/22/02			10/10/02
Western District of Tennessee
Mays	Thompson	Approved 02/8/02	Frist	Approved 02/13/02	1/31/02
Breen	Thompson	Approved 10/28/02	Frist	Approved 11/7/02	10/24/02
Eastern District of Texas
Clark	Gramm	Approved 2/07/02	Hutchison	Approved 2/13/02	1/31/02
Davis	Gramm	Approved 2/07/02	Hutchison	Approved 2/13/02	1/31/02
Northern District of Texas
Godbey	Gramm	Approved 2/07/02	Hutchison	Approved 2/13/02	2/6/02
Southern District of Texas
Crane	Gramm	Approved 10/10/01	Hutchison	Approved 9/26/01	9/25/01
Hanen	Gramm	Approved 2/07/02	Hutchison	Approved 2/13/02	1/31/02
Western District of Texas
Martinez	Gramm	Approved 11/9/01	Hutchison	Approved 11/13/01	11/5/01
Ludlum	Gramm	Approved 7/29/02	Hutchison	Approved 7/29/02	7/26/02
Junell	Gramm	Approved 8/19/02	Hutchison	Approved 8/20/02	7/26/02
District of Utah
Cassell	Hatch	Approved 7/17/01	Bennett	Approved 7/17/01	7/6/01
Eastern District of Virginia
Hudson	Allen	Approved 2/12/02	Warner	Approved 3/12/02	1/31/02
District of Washington, DC
Bates	N/A		N/A		N/A
Walton	N/A		N/A		N/A
Leon	N/A		N/A		N/A
District of Wisconsin
Griesbach	Kohl	Approved 2/08/02	Not returned by Feingold		1/31/02