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Under the provisions of the Constitution, one of the most important roles of the United States Senate is to advise and consent to presidential nominations. The Senate Judiciary Committee considers both executive nominations and judicial nominations. Nominations that fall under the jurisdiction of the Judiciary Committee include nominations to the federal courts, including the Supreme Court, the U.S. Courts of Appeals, the U.S. District Courts, and the Court of International Trade, as well as several executive nominations within the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Commerce and others.

The status of recent nominations sent to the Senate and referred to the Judiciary Committee can be found on Thomas, the congressional search engine maintained by the Library of Congress.

Judiciary Committee Reported Nominations Pending On The Senate Executive Calendar

Caitlin Joan Halligan was reported to the Senate floor on February 14, 2013. Halligan was nominated as a Circuit Judge to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on September 29, 2010, January 5, 2011, June 11, 2012, September 19, 2012, and again on January 4, 2013. A hearing on her nomination was held on February 2, 2011.
Patty Shwartz was reported to the Senate floor on February 14, 2013. Shwartz was nominated as a Circuit Judge to the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals on October 5 2011 and again on January 4, 2013. A hearing on her nomination was held on February 15, 2012.
Ketanji Brown Jackson was reported to the Senate floor on February 14, 2013. Jackson was nominated as a District Judge for the District of Columbia on September 20, 2012 and again on January 4, 2013. A hearing on her nomination was held on December 12, 2012.
Raymond P. Moore was reported to the Senate floor on February 14, 2013. Moore was nominated as a District Judge for the District of Colorado on November 14, 2012 and again on January 4, 2013. A hearing on his nomination was held on January 23, 2013.
Troy L. Nunley was reported to the Senate floor on February 14, 2013. Nunley was nominated as a District Judge for the Eastern District of California on June 26, 2012 and again on January 4, 2013. A hearing on his nomination was held on September 19, 2012.
Beverly Reid O'Connell was reported to the Senate floor on February 14, 2013. O'Connell was nominated as a District Judge for the Central District of California on November 14, 2012 and again on January 4, 2013. A hearing on her nomination was held on December 12, 2012.
Analisa Torres was reported to the Senate floor on February 14, 2013. Torres was nominated as a District Judge for the Southern District of New York on November 14, 2012 and again on January 4, 2013. A hearing on her nomination was held on January 23, 2013.
Derrick Kahala Watson was reported to the Senate floor on February 14, 2013. Watson was nominated as a District Judge for the District of Hawaii on November 14, 2012 and again on January 4, 2013. A hearing on his nomination was held on January 23, 2013.
Mark A. Barnett was reported to the Senate floor on February 14, 2013. Barnett was nominated as a Circuit Judge to the U.S. Court of International Trade on July 12, 2012 and again on January 4, 2013. A hearing on his nomination was held on September 19, 2012.
Claire R. Kelly was reported to the Senate floor on February 14, 2013. Kelly was nominated as a Circuit Judge to the U.S. Court of International Trade on November 14, 2012 and again on January 4, 2013. A hearing on her nomination was held on January 23, 2013.
Nelson Stephen Roman was reported to the Senate floor on February 28, 2013. Roman as nominated as a District Judge for the Southern District of New York on September 20, 2012 and again on January 4, 2013. A hearing on his nomination was held on January 23, 2013.
Shelly Deckert Dick was reported to the Senate floor on February 28, 2013. Dick was nominated as a District Judge for the Middle District of Louisiana on April 25, 2012 and again on January 4, 2013. A hearing on her nomination was held on December 12, 2012.
William H. Orrick, III, was reported to the Senate floor on February 28, 2013. Orrick was nominated as a District Judge for the Northern District of California on June 12, 2012 and again on January 4, 2013. A hearing on his nomination was held on July 11, 2012.
David Medine was reported to the Senate floor on February 28, 2013. Medine was nominated as Chairman and Member of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Board on December 16, 2011 and again on January 22, 2013. A hearing on his nomination was held on April 18, 2012.
Sheri Polster Chappell was reported to the Senate floor on March 7, 2013. Chappell was nominated as a District Judge for the Middle District of Florida on June 26, 2012 and again on January 4, 2013. A hearing on his nomination was held on September 19, 2012.
Michael J. McShane was reported to the Senate floor on March 7, 2013. McShane was nominated as a District Judge for the District of Oregon on September 19, 2012 and again on January 4, 2013. A hearing on his nomination was held on February 13, 2013.
Nitza I. Quinones Alejandro was reported to the Senate floor on March 7, 2013. Alejandro was nominated as a District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on November 27, 2012 and again on January 4, 2013. A hearing on his nomination was held on February 13, 2013.
Luis Felipe Restrepo was reported to the Senate floor on March 7, 2013. Restrepo was nominated as a District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on November 27, 2012 and again on January 4, 2013. A hearing on his nomination was held on February 13, 2013.
Jeffrey L. Schmehl was reported to the Senate floor on March 7, 2013. Schmehl was nominated as a District Judge  for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on November 27, 2012 and again on January 4, 2013. A hearing on his nomination was held on February 13, 2013.
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Did You Know? Only one Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee has gone on to serve as President of the United States.  Martin Van Buren served as Chairman from 1823 to 1828, and became the eighth President in 1836, serving one term.

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