The Federal Vacancy Count 9/3/2014
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September 3, 2014
This week's Federal Vacancy Count includes nominations, confirmations and vacancies from August 27, 2014, to September 2, 2014. Nominations, confirmations and vacancies occurring on September 3rd will be reflected in the September 10th report.
It was another quiet week as the United States Senate remained on recess. There was one transition to senior status.
The vacancy warning level remained at blue this week after one new vacancy, no new nominations and no confirmations. The vacancy percentage rose to 6.9% and the total number of nominees waiting for confirmation remained at 29. The number of vacancies of Article III judges rose to 60 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 | 7.4% or 50 vacancies |
| International Trade | 9 | 22.2% or 2 vacancy |
| All Judges | 874 | 6.9% or 60 vacancies |
New vacancies
District of Utah
Brian Stewart
| Brian Stewart assumed senior status on September 1, 2014. Stewart joined the United States District Court for the District of Utah in 1999 after a nomination from President Bill Clinton. He served as the court's chief judge from 2011 until his transition. Prior to joining the court, Stewart served Utah as an executive director for the Departments of Natural Resources and Commerce. He earned his undergraduate degree from Utah State University and his J.D. from the University of Utah.
The transition creates a second vacancy on the United States District Court for the District of Utah. The vacancy warning level rose from yellow 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
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