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Active nominations

2026-01-13Christopher Michael De Bono, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years, vice Heidi M. Pasichow, retired. (Hearing)

2026-01-29Sharon E. Goodie, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years, vice Anthony C. Epstein, retired. (Hearing)

2026-04-14Michael Christopher DiLorenzo, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years, Craig S. Iscoe, retired. (Hearing)

2026-04-14Christine Michelle Macey, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years, vice William Ward Nooter, retired. (Hearing)

2026-04-14John Barlow Timmer, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years, vice Robert E. Morin, retired. (Hearing)

2026-04-14Craig Edward Leen, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years, vice Kimberley Sherri Knowles, retired. (Hearing)

2026-06-15James Andrew Crowell IV, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals for the term of fifteen years, vice Kathryn A. Oberly, retired. (Hearing)

2026-06-15Stuart Gordon Nash, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals for the term of fifteen years, vice Loren L. AliKhan. (Hearing)

2026-04-21Don Richard Berthiaume, Jr., of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of Justice, vice Michael E. Horowitz. (Referred)

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