The Federal Vacancy Count 2/4/2015
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February 4, 2015
This week's Federal Vacancy Count includes nominations, confirmations and vacancies from January 28, 2015, to February 3, 2015. Nominations, confirmations and vacancies occurring on February 4 will be reflected in the February 11 report.
There were no changes in the federal judiciary this week.
The vacancy warning level remained at blue this week after no new vacancies, no new nominations and no new confirmations. The vacancy percentage remained at 5.1 percent, and the total number of nominees waiting for confirmation remained at 11. The number of vacancies of Article III judges remained at 45 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 | 5.0% or 35 vacancies |
| International Trade | 9 | 33.3% or 3 vacancies |
| All Judges | 874 | 5.1% or 45 vacancies |
New vacancies
There were no new vacancies in the past week.
New confirmations
There were no new confirmations in the past week.
New nominations
There were no new nominations in the past 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
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