Tracking Trump's Judicial Nominees
The federal judicial system is composed of 870 judges serving across the 94 district courts, 13 courts of appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court — and all of them have lifetime appointments. These judges and justices have tremendous power and influence over our daily lives, weighing in on legal matters from initial trials to final judgements and covering a wide range of issues in doing so.Â
All judges are nominated by the president and confirmed by the U.S. Senate, and in May of 2025, President Trump nominated his first slate of judges for his second term. In a time of increasing attacks on our environment, democracy, and rule of law, federal judges are key to upholding our civil rights and bedrock environmental protections.Â
That’s why we need you to hold your senators accountable as they consider Trump’s nominees — send them a letter today encouraging them only to vote for qualified, impartial candidates.
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Vacancies and Nominations
Last updated January 13, 2025.
| Number of Vacancies | Nominees Pending | |
|---|---|---|
| 47 | 10 | 27 |
Status of Nominees
Use the table below to check on the status and see which nominees Earthjustice Action opposes. Last updated January 13, 2025.
*All those who were not confirmed by a full Senate vote at the end of 2025 needed to be renominated if Trump wanted their nomination to proceed. In being renominated, they need to be voted out of the Senate Judiciary Committee again before they can face a full floor vote, no matter their nomination status at the end of the year.
| John Thomas Shepherd | District Court for the Western District of Arkansas | Nomination announced, awaiting committee hearing | ||
| Anna St. John | District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana | Nomination announced, awaiting committee hearing | ||
| Andrew Davis | District Court for the Western District of Texas | Nomination announced, awaiting committee hearing | ||
| Chris Wolfe | District Court for the Western District of Texas | Nomination announced, awaiting committee hearing | ||
| Justin Olson | District Court for the Southern District of Indiana | Under consideration by Senate Judiciary Committee* | ||
| Brian Lea | District Court for the Western District of Tennessee | Under consideration by Senate Judiciary Committee* | ||
| Megan Benton | District Court for the Western District of Missouri | Under consideration by Senate Judiciary Committee* | ||
| Aaron Christian Peterson | District Court for the District of Alaska | Under consideration by Senate Judiciary Committee* | ||
| Nicholas Jon Ganjei | District Court for the Southern District of Texas | Under consideration by Senate Judiciary Committee* | ||
| David Clay Fowlkes | District Court for the Western District of Arkansas | Under consideration by Senate Judiciary Committee* | ||
| Alexander Coker Van Hook | District Court for the Western District of Louisiana | Confirmed | ||
| William Crain | District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana | Confirmed | Opposed by Earthjustice Action | |
| Robert Chamberlin | District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi | Confirmed | ||
| James Maxwell | District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi | Confirmed | ||
| David Bragdon | District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina | Confirmed | ||
| Susan Courtwright Rodriguez | District Court for the Western District of North Carolina | Confirmed | ||
| Lindsey Freeman | District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina | Confirmed | ||
| Matthew Orso | District Court for the Western District of North Carolina | Confirmed | ||
| Eric Tung | Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals | Confirmed | Opposed by Earthjustice Action | |
| Joshua Dunlap | First Circuit Court of Appeals | Confirmed | Opposed by Earthjustice Action | |
| Jordan Pratt | District Court for the Middle District of Florida | Confirmed | ||
| Edmund LaCour | District Court for the Northern District of Alabama | Confirmed | ||
| Billy Wayne Lewis, Jr. | District Court for the Middle District of Alabama | Confirmed | ||
| Harold Mooty | District Court for the Northern District of Alabama | Confirmed | ||
| Rebecca Taibleson | Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals | Confirmed | Opposed by Earthjustice Action | |
| Chad Meredith | District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky | Confirmed | Opposed by Earthjustice Action | |
| William Mercer | District Court for the District of Montana | Confirmed | Opposed by Earthjustice Action | |
| Anne-Leigh Gaylord Moe | District Court for the Middle District of Florida | Confirmed | ||
| Jennifer Mascott | Third Circuit Court of Appeals | Confirmed | Opposed by Earthjustice Action | |
| Maria Lanahan | District Court for Eastern District of Missouri | Confirmed | ||
| Ed Artau | District Court for the Southern District of Florida | Confirmed | ||
| Kyle Dudek | District Court for the Middle District of Florida | Confirmed | ||
| Emil Bove | Third Circuit Court of Appeals | Confirmed | Opposed by Earthjustice Action | |
| Zachary Bluestone | District Court for Eastern District of Missouri | Confirmed | ||
| Cristian Stevens | District Court for Eastern District of Missouri | Confirmed | ||
| Joshua Divine | District Court for Eastern District of Missouri and Western District of Missouri | Confirmed | Opposed by Earthjustice Action | |
| Whitney Hermandorfer | Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals | Confirmed | Opposed by Earthjustice Action |
