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Federal Judges Confirmed in 2025

The Senate confirmed 26 federal judges in 2025, 6 to the courts of appeals and 20 to the district courts. 26 of the confirmations were by recorded roll call, shown senator by senator on each judge’s page.

Confirmed in 2026 · Pending nominations · Current vacancies

ConfirmedJudgeCourtVoteNominated by
December 9, 2025James Donald Maxwell IINorthern District of Mississippi51–46Trump
December 9, 2025Robert Porter ChamberlinNorthern District of Mississippi51–46Trump
December 9, 2025William Jerrol CrainEastern District of Louisiana49–46Trump
December 4, 2025Susan Courtwright RodriguezWestern District of North Carolina57–32Trump
December 3, 2025Matthew Emile OrsoWestern District of North Carolina57–41Trump
December 2, 2025David Alan BragdonMiddle District of North Carolina53–45Trump
December 2, 2025Lindsey Ann FreemanMiddle District of North Carolina60–39Trump
November 5, 2025Eric Chunyee TungNinth Circuit52–45Trump
November 4, 2025Joshua Dale DunlapFirst Circuit52–46Trump
October 29, 2025Edmund Gerard LaCour Jr.Northern District of Alabama51–47Trump
October 28, 2025Jordan Emery PrattMiddle District of Florida52–47Trump
October 27, 2025Billy Wayne Lewis Jr.Middle District of Alabama58–40Trump
October 27, 2025Rebecca Liane TaiblesonSeventh Circuit52–46Trump
October 23, 2025Stephen Chad MeredithEastern District of Kentucky48–45Trump
October 22, 2025William Walter MercerDistrict of Montana52–45Trump
October 21, 2025Anne-Leigh Gaylord MoeMiddle District of Florida53–46Trump
October 21, 2025Harold Dean Mooty IIINorthern District of Alabama66–32Trump
October 9, 2025Jennifer Lee MascottThird Circuit50–47Trump
September 9, 2025Kyle Christopher DudekMiddle District of Florida53–45Trump
September 9, 2025Maria Ann LanahanEastern District of Missouri52–45Trump
September 8, 2025Edward L. ArtauSouthern District of Florida50–43Trump
July 29, 2025Emil Joseph Bove IIIThird Circuit50–49Trump
July 23, 2025Zachary Maxwell BluestoneEastern District of Missouri49–47Trump
July 22, 2025Cristian Matthew StevensEastern District of Missouri50–47Trump
July 22, 2025Joshua Michael DivineEastern District of Missouri and Western District of Missouri51–46Trump
July 14, 2025Whitney Downs HermandorferSixth Circuit46–42Trump

Vote tallies are the Senate’s recorded roll calls; a linked tally opens the senator-by-senator record. “Nominated by” is the appointing president in the FJC record.

Questions & answers

How many federal judges were confirmed in 2025?
26 federal judges were confirmed by the Senate in 2025: 6 to the U.S. courts of appeals and 20 to the U.S. district courts.
Who nominated the judges confirmed in 2025?
President Donald J. Trump nominated 26.
What was the closest confirmation vote of 2025?
Emil Joseph Bove III, confirmed 50–49 on July 29, 2025 to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

Sources: FJC Biographical Directory (federal judicial service); U.S. Senate roll-call votes (senate.gov); Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, Confirmation Listing (uscourts.gov), update as of October 4, 2026. Verify against the primary source before relying.