The Federal Vacancy Count 8/27/2014
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August 27, 2014
This week's Federal Vacancy Count includes nominations, confirmations and vacancies from August 20, 2014, to August 26, 2014. Nominations, confirmations and vacancies occurring on August 26th will be reflected in the September 3rd report.
The United States Senate continued its recess this week, while last week President Barack Obama nominated two to the federal courts. A new vacancy occurred on the United States Court of International Trade.
The vacancy warning level remained at blue this week after one new vacancy, two new nominations and no confirmations. The vacancy percentage rose to 6.7% and the total number of nominees waiting for confirmation rose to 29. The number of vacancies of Article III judges rose to 59 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 | 4.5% or 8 vacancies |
| District Courts | 677 | 7.2% or 49 vacancies |
| International Trade | 9 | 22.2% or 2 vacancy |
| All Judges | 874 | 6.7% or 59 vacancies |
New vacancies
Court of International Trade
Richard Eaton
| Richard Eaton transitioned to senior status for the United States Court of International Trade on August 22, 2014. Eaton joined the court in 1999 after a nomination from President Bill Clinton and spent just under 15 years on active duty. Eaton graduated from Ithaca College and earned his J.D. from the Albany Law School of Union University. His transition to senior status created a second vacancy on the United States Court of International Trade. The vacancy warning level remained at yellow. | 
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New confirmations
There were no new confirmations this week.
New nominations
Court of International Trade
President Barack Obama on the nomination of Jeanne E. Davidson:
| “ | I am proud to nominate this outstanding candidate to serve on the Court of International Trade. Ms. Davidson has a long and distinguished record of service, and I am confident she will serve on the federal bench with distinction.[1] | ” |
| —President Barack Obama[2] | ||
Jeanne E. Davidson
| President Barack Obama nominated Jeanne E. Davidson on August 18, 2014, to the United States Court of International Trade. Davidson is currently the director of the Office of Foreign Litigation and International Legal Assistance. Prior to her current position, from 2007 to 2013, she served as the director of the National Courts Section of the Commercial Litigation Branch. She also has six years experience as an associate with the firm of Steptoe & Johnson. Davidson earned her A.B. from the University of California at Berkeley in 1976 and her J.D. from the New York University School of Law in 1980.[2] If confirmed, she will fill the vacancy created by Donald Pogue, who took senior status on July 1, 2014. The United States Court of International Trade currently has two vacancies, and the warning level is set at yellow. |
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Northern District of California
President Barack Obama on the nomination of Haywood Stirling Gilliam, Jr.:
| “ | I am pleased to nominate Mr. Gilliam to serve on the United States District Court bench. I am confident he will serve the American people with integrity and a steadfast commitment to justice.[1] | ” |
| —President Barack Obama[3] | ||
Haywood Stirling Gilliam, Jr.
| Haywood Stirling Gilliam, Jr. received a nomination from President Barack Obama to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California on August 18, 2014. Since 2009, Gilliam has been a partner at the law firm of Covington & Burling LLP. His prior experience includes three years with the law firm of Bingham McCutchen LLP, seven years as an Assistant United States Attorney and three years with the firm of McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen. He started his career as a law clerk for Judge Thelton Henderson of the Northern District of California. Gilliam earned his B.A from Yale University and his J.D. from Stanford Law School.[3] Gilliam is nominated to fill the future vacancy of Claudia Wilken, who plans to take senior status at the end of 2014. The United States District Court for the Northern District of California currently has no vacancies and the warning level is set at green. | 
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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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The White House, "President Obama Announces Intent to Nominate Jeanne E. Davidson to Serve on the United States Court of International Trade," August 18, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The White House, "President Obama Announces Intent to Nominate Haywood Stirling Gilliam, Jr., to serve on the United States District Court for the Northern District of California," August 18, 2014
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