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The total number of Obama Article III judgeship nominees to be confirmed by the United States Senate is 329, including two justices to the Supreme Court of the United States, 55 judges to the United States Courts of Appeals, 268 judges to the United States district courts, and four judges to the United States Court of International Trade.
President Barack Obama made two successful appointments to the Supreme Court of the United States. The first was Judge Sonia Sotomayor [1] to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Justice David H. Souter. [2] Sotomayor was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 6, 2009, by a vote of 68–31.
Marilyn Horan: On July 30, 2015, President Obama nominated Judge Horan to serve as a judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, to the seat vacated by Terrence F. McVerry, who assumed senior status on September 30, 2013. [265] She received a hearing on December 9, 2015. [277]
U.S. Circuit Judge James Wynn, an appointee of Democratic former President Barack Obama on the Richmond, Virginia-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, disclosed his decision in a letter to ...
Pages in category "United States federal judges appointed by Barack Obama" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Pages in category "United States court of appeals judges appointed by Barack Obama" The following 55 pages are in this category, out of 55 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
A second judge, Judge Max Cogburn – a Western District of North Carolina judge appointed by President Barack Obama – also informed the White House he was backtracking on his retirement plans ...
On May 26, 2009, President Barack Obama announced his selection of Judge Sonia Sotomayor for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, to replace retiring Justice David Souter. Sotomayor's nomination was submitted to the United States Senate on June 1, 2009, when the 111th Congress reconvened after its Memorial Day recess.