Judicial Vacancies
Find a summary of current and future judicial vacancies, and links to pages that provide full listings of the different types of vacancies.
* Judges in territorial courts (Virgin Islands, Guam, and Northern Mariana Islands) and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims are Article I judges with term appointments.
Court | Authorized Judgeships | Vacancies | Nominees Pending | Nominees Pending for Future Vacancies |
---|---|---|---|---|
US Court of Appeals | 179 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
US District Courts (includes territorial courts*) | 677 | 47 | 18 | 9 |
US Court of International Trade | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
US Court of Federal Claims* | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
US Supreme Court | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 890 | 48 | 19 | 14 |