By Joshua Meyer-Gutbrod
- For a District by District break down, see: Federal Court Vacancy Warning System
The vacancy warning level for the U.S. District courts is currently set at Blue. There were no changes this past week, leaving the final tally at 82 vacancies or approximately 9.4% of the total Article III posts currently unfilled. The vacancy information for the various court levels is as follows:
| Key: |
| (Percentage of seats vacant.) |
| 0% | 1%-9% |
| 10%-24% | 25%-40% |
| More than 40% |
There are currently 9 Supreme Court posts, 179 appellate court posts and 680 district court posts for a total of 868 Article III judges. This count includes four temporary posts, one each in the Northern District of Alabama, District of Arizona, Southern District of Florida and the Central District of California. This also includes two shared post between the two Missouri districts and the two Kentucky districts, which count as two posts with separate vacancies.
Weekly map
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News
There were no changes to the vacancy count this past week and there were no new appointments made.
Reviewing Obama's first term
The following graphs have been updated to include all of the vacancy changes for Obama's first term, ending with the end of the 112th Senate on January 3, 2013. In the coming weeks we will provide additional graphs that highlight how Obama's first term in office stacks up against other recent Presidents.
Weekly vacancy changes
Weekly net vacancy changes
Weekly vacancy percentage by court level
Weekly total vacancy percentage
See also
