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Judicial Emergencies

Find current federal judiciary judicial vacancies that the Judicial Conference has deemed as judicial emergencies and an explanation of what is a judicial emergency.

*Adjusted Filings per Panel and Weighted Filings per Judgeship are Calendar Year Data

Beginning with calendar year 2015, weighted filings are based on the new district court case weights approved by the Judicial Conference in March 2016.

The new weighted filings definition may affect whether specific vacancies qualify as judicial emergencies. Read about how a judicial emergency is defined.

Last updated on07/09/2018

Total Emergencies:76

Court	Vacancy Created By	Reason	Vacancy Date	Days Pending	Weighted Filings per Judgeship *	Adjusted Filings per Panel *
01 - PR	Fuste,Jose Antonio	Retired	06/01/2016	768	495	0
02 - NY-E	Amon,Carol Bagley	Senior	11/30/2016	586	506	0
02 - NY-E	Feuerstein,Sandra J.	Senior	01/21/2015	1265	506	0
02 - NY-E	Gleeson,John	Resigned	03/09/2016	852	506	0
02 - NY-S	Crotty,Paul A.	Senior	08/01/2015	1073	463	0
02 - NY-W	Skretny,William M.	Senior	03/08/2015	1219	455	0
02 - CCA	Wesley,Richard C.	Senior	08/01/2016	707	0	715
02 - CCA	Lynch,Gerard E.	Senior	09/05/2016	672	0	715
03 - DE	Robinson,Sue L.	Senior	02/03/2017	521	505	0
03 - DE	Sleet,Gregory M.	Senior	05/01/2017	434	505	0
03 - NJ	Martini,William J.	Senior	02/10/2015	1245	545	0
03 - NJ	Hochberg,Faith S.	Retired	03/06/2015	1221	545	0
04 - MD	Quarles Jr.,William D.	Retired	02/01/2016	889	465	0
04 - NC-E	Howard,Malcolm J.	Senior	12/31/2005	4573	615	0
04 - CCA	Shedd,Dennis W.	Senior	01/30/2018	160	0	737
05 - LA-E	Engelhardt,Kurt D.	Elevated	05/09/2018	61	1177	0
05 - LA-E	Berrigan,Helen G.	Senior	08/23/2016	685	1177	0
05 - LA-E	Lemelle,Ivan L.	Senior	06/29/2015	1106	1177	0
05 - TX-E	Schneider,Michael H.	Senior	01/07/2016	914	962	0
05 - TX-E	Clark,Ron	Senior	02/28/2018	131	962	0
05 - TX-E	Davis,Leonard E.	Retired	05/15/2015	1151	962	0
05 - TX-E	Schell,Richard A.	Senior	03/10/2015	1217	962	0
05 - TX-N	Robinson,Mary Lou	Senior	02/03/2016	887	542	0
05 - TX-N	Cummings,Samuel Ray	Senior	12/31/2014	1286	542	0
05 - TX-N	Means,Terry	Senior	07/03/2013	1832	542	0
05 - TX-S	Jack,Janis Graham	Senior	06/01/2011	2595	561	0
05 - TX-W	Smith Jr.,Walter S.	Retired	09/14/2016	663	737	0
05 - TX-W	Sparks,Sam	Senior	12/31/2017	190	737	0
05 - CCA	Jolly,E. Grady	Senior	10/03/2017	279	0	981
05 - CCA	Prado,Edward C.	Retired	04/02/2018	98	0	981
06 - TN-M	Campbell,Todd J.	Senior	12/01/2016	585	780	0
07 - IL-N	Zagel,James B.	Senior	10/21/2016	626	447	0
07 - IN-S	Barker,Sarah Evans	Senior	06/30/2014	1470	821	0
07 - IN-S	Lawrence,William T.	Retired	07/01/2018	8	821	0
08 - IA-N	Reade,Linda R.	Senior	10/01/2017	281	504	0
08 - MN	Frank,Donovan W.	Senior	10/31/2016	616	560	0
08 - MN	Montgomery,Ann D.	Senior	05/31/2016	769	560	0
08 - ND	Erickson,Ralph R.	Elevated	09/28/2017	284	452	0
09 - AZ	Jorgenson,Cindy K.	Senior	04/06/2018	94	727	0
09 - AZ	Wake,Neil Vincent	Senior	07/05/2016	734	727	0
09 - AZ	Bolton,Susan R.	Senior	09/01/2016	676	727	0
09 - CA-C	Snyder,Christina A.	Senior	11/23/2016	593	558	0
09 - CA-C	Collins,Audrey B.	Retired	08/01/2014	1438	558	0
09 - CA-C	Morrow,Margaret M.	Senior	10/29/2015	984	558	0
09 - CA-C	Pregerson,Dean D.	Senior	01/28/2016	893	558	0
09 - CA-S	Huff,Marilyn L.	Senior	09/30/2016	647	510	0
09 - NV	Jones,Robert Clive	Senior	02/01/2016	889	559	0
09 - WA-W	Robart,James L.	Senior	06/28/2016	741	470	0
09 - WA-W	Pechman,Marsha J.	Senior	02/06/2016	884	470	0
09 - WA-W	Lasnik,Robert S.	Senior	01/27/2016	894	470	0
09 - CCA	Reinhardt,Stephen	Deceased	03/29/2018	102	0	772
09 - CCA	Tallman,Richard C.	Senior	03/03/2018	128	0	772
09 - CCA	Kozinski,Alex	Retired	12/18/2017	203	0	772
09 - CCA	Pregerson,Harry	Senior	12/11/2015	941	0	772
09 - CCA	Clifton,Richard R.	Senior	12/31/2016	555	0	772
09 - CCA	Silverman,Barry G.	Senior	10/11/2016	636	0	772
09 - CCA	O'Scannlain,Diarmuid F.	Senior	12/31/2016	555	0	772
10 - CO	Blackburn,Robert E.	Senior	04/12/2016	818	517	0
10 - NM	Armijo,M. Christina	Senior	02/07/2018	152	636	0
10 - OK-E	Payne,James H.	Senior	08/01/2017	342	399	0
10 - UT	Stewart,Brian T.	Senior	09/01/2014	1407	480	0
11 - AL-M	Thompson,Myron H.	Senior	08/22/2013	1782	382	0
11 - AL-M	Fuller,Mark E.	Resigned	08/01/2015	1073	382	0
11 - AL-S	Steele,William H.	Senior	06/08/2017	396	338	0
11 - AL-S	Granade,Callie V.S.	Senior	03/07/2016	854	338	0
11 - FL-M	Conway,Anne C.	Senior	08/01/2015	1073	608	0
11 - FL-M	Whittemore,James D.	Senior	08/29/2017	314	608	0
11 - FL-M	Steele,John E.	Senior	06/03/2015	1132	608	0
11 - FL-N	Smoak,Richard	Senior	12/31/2015	921	547	0
11 - FL-N	Hinkle,Robert L.	Senior	11/07/2016	609	547	0
11 - FL-S	Marra,Kenneth A.	Senior	08/01/2017	342	715	0
11 - FL-S	Cohn,James I.	Senior	08/05/2016	703	715	0
11 - FL-S	Zloch,William J.	Senior	01/31/2017	524	715	0
11 - FL-S	Lenard,Joan A.	Senior	07/01/2017	373	715	0
11 - FL-S	Rosenbaum,Robin S.	Elevated	05/12/2014	1519	715	0
11 - CCA	Carnes,Julie E.	Senior	06/18/2018	21	0	1151

Total Emergencies:76

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