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Court of Appeals

District Court

Court of Appeals

Nominee Senator Senator's Reply Senator Senator's Reply Nomination Date

District of Columbia Circuit

Roberts N/A N/A 1/7/03

Estrada N/A N/A 1/7/03

Kavanaugh N/A N/A 7/25/03

Brown N/A N/A 7/25/03

First Circuit

None

Second Circuit

Wesley Schumer Positive 5/15/03 Clinton Positive 5/12/03 3/5/03

Hall Leahy Positive 1/14/04 Jeffords Positive 1/12/04 12/9/03

Third Circuit

Chertoff Corzine Positive 4/15/03 Lautenberg Positive 4/15/03 3/5/03

Fisher Specter Positive 5/15/03 Santorum Positive 5/19/03 5/1/03

Van Antwerpen Specter Positive 12/1/03 Santorum Positive 12/3/03 11/21/03

Fourth Circuit

Boyle Edwards Dole Positive 3/12/03 1/7/03

Duncan Edwards Positive 5/15/03 Dole Positive 5/13/03 4/28/03

Allen Warner Positive
6/5/03 Allen Positive 5/23/03 4/28/03

Haynes Warner Positive 10/22/03 Allen Positive 10/14/03 9/29/03

Fifth Circuit

Owen Hutchison Positive
3/5/03 Cornyn Positive
3/5/03 1/7/03

Pickering Lott Positive
3/6/03 Cochran Positive
3/5/03 1/7/03

Prado Hutchison Positive 2/26/03 Cornyn Positive 2/26/03 2/6/03

Sixth Circuit

Cook DeWine Voinovich 1/7/03

Sutton DeWine Voinovich 1/7/03

McKeague Levin Negative 3/19/03 Stabenow Negative 3/19/03 1/7/03

Neilson Levin Negative 3/19/03 Stabenow Negative 3/19/03 1/7/03

Saad Levin Negative 3/19/03 Stabenow Negative 3/19/03 1/7/03

Griffin Levin Negative 3/19/03 Stabenow Negative 3/19/03 1/7/03

Seventh Circuit

Sykes Kohl Positive 2/2/04 Feingold Positive 2/2/04 11/14/03

Eighth Circuit

Colloton Harkin Positive
7/9/03 Grassley Positive
3/5/03 2/12/03

Gruender Bond Positive
10/16/03 Talent Positive 10/16/03 9/29/03

Benton Bond Positive
2/25/03 Talent Positive 3/11/03 2/12/04

Ninth Circuit

Kuhl Feinstein Reserved Judgment 3/11/03 Boxer 1/7/03

Bybee Reid Ensign 1/7/03

Callahan Feinstein Positive
3/5/03 Boxer Reserved Judgment 3/11/03 2/12/03

Bea Feinstein Positive 4/29/03 Boxer Reserved Judgment 4/23/03 4/11/03

Myers Craig Positive 7/15/03 Crapo Positive 7/15/03 5/15/03

Tenth Circuit

Tymkovich Allard Positive
3/5/03 Campbell Positive
3/5/03 1/7/03

Eleventh Circuit

Pryor Shelby Positive 4/28/03 Sessions Positive 4/30/03 4/9/03

Federal Circuit

None

District Court

Nominee Senator Senator's Reply Senator Senator's Reply Nomination Date

Northern District of Alabama

Coogler Shelby Positive
4/4/03 Sessions Positive 4/24/03 3/27/03

Proctor Shelby Positive 5/19/03 Sessions Positive 5/22/03 5/1/03

Hopkins Shelby Positive 10/21/03 Sessions Positive 11/4/03 10/14/03

Southern District of Alabama

Steele Shelby Positive
3/5/03 Sessions Positive
3/5/03 1/7/03

District of Arizona

Wake McCain Positive 10/29/03 Kyl Positive 10/30/03 10/22/03

Eastern District of Arkansas

Holmes Lincoln Positive 3/11/03 Pryor Positive
3/6/03 1/29/03

District of Arizona

Campbell McCain Positive 3/20/03 Kyl Positive
4/3/03 3/13/03

Central District of California

Otero Feinstein Boxer 1/7/03

Carney Feinstein Positive
3/6/03 Boxer Positive
3/6/03 1/7/03

Selna Feinstein Positive
3/3/03 Boxer Positive 2/27/03 1/29/03

Fischer Feinstein Positive 6/17/03 Boxer Positive 5/13/03 5/1/03

Schiavelli Feinstein Positive 3/11/04 Boxer 1/20/04

Southern District of California

Benitez Feinstein Positive 6/4/03 Boxer Positive 5/23/03 5/1/03

Burns Feinstein Positive 5/21/03 Boxer Positive 5/19/03 5/1/03

Hayes Feinstein Positive 6/17/03 Boxer Positive 5/19/03 5/1/03

Houston Feinstein Positive 6/4/03 Boxer Positive 5/30/03 5/1/03

Sabraw Feinstein Positive 6/17/03 Boxer Positive 5/13/03 5/1/03

District of Colorado

Figa Campbell Positive 6/20/03 Allard Positive 6/18/03 6/9/03

District of Connecticut

Kravitz Dodd Positive 5/5/03 Lieberman Positive 4/29/03 3/27/03

Northern District of Florida

Rodgers Graham Nelson 7/14/03

Southern District of Florida

Altonaga Graham Positive 3/11/03 Nelson Positive 3/13/03 1/15/03

Cohn Graham Positive 5/15/03 Nelson Positive 6/23/03 5/1/03

Cook Graham Positive 3/1/04 Nelson 11/25/03

Northern District of Georgia

Duffey Miller Positive 11/21/2003 Chambliss Positive 11/20/03 11/5/03

District of Hawaii

Rohlfing Inouye Akaka 1/7/03

Northern District of Illinois

Der-Yeghiayan Durbin Positive 6/10/03 Fitzgerald Positive 3/13/03 3/11/03

Filip Durbin Positive 10/17/03 Fitzgerald Positive 6/6/03 4/28/03

Northern District of Indiana

Simon Lugar Bayh 1/29/03

Springmann Lugar Positive 2/26/03 Bayh 1/29/03

Western District of Louisiana

Hicks Breaux Positive 4/10/03 Landrieu Positive 3/10/03 1/7/03

Drell Breaux Positive 2/26/03 Landrieu Positive 3/10/03 1/15/03

Minaldi Breaux Positive 2/26/03 Landrieu Positive 3/10/03 1/15/03

District of Maine

Woodcock Snowe Positive 4/10/03 Collins 3/27/03

District of Maryland

Quarles Mikulski Sarbanes 1/7/03

Bennett Mikulski Sarbanes 1/29/03

Titus Mikulski Sarbanes 6/18/03

District of Massachusetts

Saylor Kennedy Positive 10/22/03 Kerry Positive 10/23/03 7/30/03

Eastern District of Michigan

Ludington Levin Negative 3/19/03 Stabenow Negative 3/19/03 1/7/03

Ryan Levin Stabenow Negative 5/19/03 4/28/03

Southern District of Mississippi

Guirola Lott Positive 10/14/03 Cochran Positive 10/3/03 9/23/03

District of Nevada

Jones Reid Positive 7/18/03 Ensign Positive 7/16/03 6/9/03

District of New Mexico

Browning Domenici Bingaman Positive 5/27/03 4/28/03

Brack Domenici Positive 5/15/03 Bingaman Positive 5/27/03 4/28/03

Herrera Domenici Positive 10/2/03 Bingaman Positive 10/9/03 9/23/03

Eastern District of New York

Feuerstein Schumer Positive 7/16/03 Clinton Positive 7/21/03 1/7/03

Irizarry Schumer Clinton 4/28/03

Townes Schumer Positive 10/24/03 Clinton Positive 11/6/03 8/5/03

Northern District of New York

Sharpe Schumer Clinton Positive 9/22/03 4/28/03

Southern District of New York

Holwell Schumer Positive 7/16/03 Clinton Positive 7/21/03 1/7/03

Castel Schumer Positive 5/6/03 Clinton 3/7/03

Robinson Schumer Positive 5/6/03 Clinton 3/7/03

Robinson Schumer Positive 11/19/03 Clinton Positive 11/19/03 9/18/03

Eastern District of North Carolina

Dever Edwards Dole Positive 3/12/03 1/7/03

Flanagan Edwards Positive 5/16/03 Dole Positive 5/5/03 1/29/03

Western District of North Carolina

Conrad Edwards Dole Positive 5/15/03 4/28/03

McKnight Edwards Positive 5/16/03 Dole Positive 5/15/03 4/28/03

District of North Dakota

Erickson Dorgan Conrad 1/7/03

Northern District of Ohio

Adams DeWine Voinovich 1/7/03

Southern District of Ohio

Frost DeWine Voinovich 1/7/03

Watson DeWine Positive 4/20/04 Voinovich Positive 4/20/04 4/7/04

Eastern District of Oklahoma

White Nickles Positive 6/3/03 Inhofe Positive 6/3/03 5/15/03

District of Oregon

Mosman Wyden Positive 7/17/03 Smith Positive 5/27/03 5/12/03

Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Pratter Specter Positive 11/12/03 Santorum Positive 11/12/03 11/3/03

Stengel Specter Positive 11/20/03 Santorum Positive 11/18/03 11/7/03

Sanchez Specter Positive 12/9/03 Santorum Positive 12/8/03 11/25/03

Diamond Specter Positive 1/29/04 Santorum Positive 3/4/04 1/20/04

Western District of Pennsylvania

Hardiman Specter Positive 4/18/03 Santorum Positive 4/23/03 4/9/03

Gibson Specter Positive 5/15/03 Santorum Positive 5/19/03 4/28/03

District of South Carolina

Floyd Hollings Positive 6/10/03 Graham Positive 6/6/03 5/15/03

Harwell Hollings Positive 3/24/04 Graham Positive 2/23/04 1/20/04

Eastern District of Tennessee

Varlan Frist Positive
3/6/03 Alexander Positive
3/5/03 1/7/03

Greer Frist Positive 4/28/03 Alexander Positive 4/15/03 4/9/03

Western District of Tennessee

Breen Frist Positive
3/6/03 Alexander Positive
3/5/03 1/7/03

Northern District of Texas

Boyle Hutchison Positive 12/9/03 Cornyn Positive 12/12/03 11/24/03

Western District of Texas

Junell Hutchison Cornyn 1/7/03

Cardone Hutchison Positive 5/19/03 Cornyn Positive 5/19/03 5/1/03

Crone Hutchison Positive 5/19/03 Cornyn Positive 5/23/03 5/1/03

Montalvo Hutchison Positive 5/19/03 Cornyn Positive 5/15/03 5/1/03

Rodriguez Hutchison Positive 5/19/03 Cornyn Positive 5/15/03 5/1/03

Yeakel Hutchison Positive 5/19/03 Cornyn Positive 5/15/03 5/1/03

Eastern District of Virginia

Kelley Warner Positive 1/12/04 Allen Positive 1/13/04 10/31/03

Western District of Virginia

Conrad Warner Positive 5/19/03 Allen Positive 5/16/03 4/28/03

Eastern District of Washington

Suko Murray Positive 5/22/03 Cantwell Positive 5/22/03 4/28/03

Western District of Washington

Martinez Murray Positive 11/3/03 Cantwell Positive 11/4/03 10/14/03

Robart Murray Positive 1/8/04 Cantwell Positive 1/28/04 12/9/03


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