The Federal Vacancy Count 10/8/2014
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October 8, 2014
This week's Federal Vacancy Count includes nominations, confirmations and vacancies from October 1, 2014, to October 7, 2014. Nominations, confirmations and vacancies occurring on October 8th will be reflected in the October 15th report.
This week saw the transition of three judges to senior status as the United States Senate remains on recess for the 2014 elections.
The vacancy warning level remained at blue this week after three new vacancies, no new nominations and no new confirmations. The vacancy percentage rose to 7.2% and the total number of nominees waiting for confirmation remained at 34. The number of vacancies of Article III judges rose to 63 out of 874. A breakdown of the vacancies on each level can be found in the table below. For a more detailed look at the vacancies on the federal courts, see our Federal Court Vacancy Warning System.
Vacancies by court
| Court | # of Seats | Vacancies |
| Supreme Court | 9 | 0% or no vacancies |
| Appeals Courts | 179 | 3.9% or 7 vacancies |
| District Courts | 677 | 7.8% or 53 vacancies |
| International Trade | 9 | 33.3% or 3 vacancy |
| All Judges | 874 | 7.2% or 63 vacancies |
New vacancies
Eastern District of New York
Nicholas Graufis
| Nicholas Garaufis is a federal judge on senior status for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Garaufis joined the court in May 2000 after being nominated by President Bill Clinton. He assumed senior status on October 1, 2014. Born in Paterson, New Jersey, Garaufis graduated from Columbia University with his bachelor's degree in 1969 and from Columbia University Law School with his J.D. in 1974.[1] The transition created the second vacancy on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. The vacancy warning level rose from blue to yellow. | 
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District of Maryland
Deborah Chasanow
| Deborah Chasanow is an Article III federal judge on senior status for the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. She joined the court in 1993 after being nominated by President Bill Clinton. Chasanow assumed senior status on October 3, 2014.[2] Born in Washington, D.C., Chasanow graduated from Rutgers University with a bachelor's degree in 1970 and graduated from Stanford Law School with her J.D. degree in 1974.[2] The transition created the only vacancy on the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. The vacancy warning level rose from green to blue. | 
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District of Nebraska
Joseph Bataillon
| Joseph Bataillon is an Article III federal judge on senior status for the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska. He joined the court in 1997 after being nominated by President Bill Clinton. Bataillon served as the chief judge of the court from 2004 to 2011. He assumed senior status effective October 3, 2014.[3] Bataillon graduated from Creighton University in Omaha with both his bachelor's and J.D. degrees in 1971 and 1974.[4] The transition created the only vacancy on the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska. The vacancy warning level rose from green to orange. | 
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New confirmations
There were no new confirmations this week.
New nominations
There were no new nominations this week.
Weekly map
The weekly map is updated every week and posted here and on the Federal Court Vacancy Warning System analysis page.
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See also
Footnotes
- ↑ Judge Nicholas Garaufis' biography at the Federal Judicial Center
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Judge Deborah Chasanow's Biography at the Federal Judicial Center
- ↑ United States District Court District of Nebraska, Press Release: "United States District Judge Joseph F. Bataillon Announces Retirement to Senior Status," September 23, 2013
- ↑ Bataillon Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
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