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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.

Judicial Vacancies

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Court Authorized Judgeships Vacancies Nominees Pending Nominees Pending for Future Vacancies
US Court of Appeals 179 3 0 0
US District Courts (includes territorial courts*) 677 43 0 0
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 46 0 0

Authorized Judgeships

Court of appeals and district court judgeships are created by legislation enacted by Congress. View the history of congressionally authorized federal judgeships from 1789 to present.

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