| Vacancies in the Federal Judiciary |
| (Article III Judges Only) |
| January 1, 1999 |
| Court | Vacancy Created By | Reason | Vacancy Date | Nominee | Nomination Date |
| First Circuit |
| PR |
| Acosta, Raymond L. | Senior | 6/1/94 |
| Court | Vacancy Created By | Reason | Vacancy Date | Nominee | Nomination Date |
| Second Circuit |
| CCA |
| Newman, Jon O. | Senior | 7/1/97 |
| CT |
| Dorsey, Peter | Senior | 1/2/98 |
| NY-N |
| Cholakis, Con. G. | Disabled | 6/30/96 |
| NY-S |
| Cedarbaum, Miriam | Senior | 3/31/98 |
| Patterson, Robert P. Jr. | Senior | 12/31/98 |
| Sotomayor, Sonia | Elevated | 10/2/98 |
| Court | Vacancy Created By | Reason | Vacancy Date | Nominee | Nomination Date |
| Third Circuit |
| CCA |
| Cowen, Robert E. | Senior | 9/4/98 |
| Sarokin, H. Lee | Retired | 7/31/96 |
| NJ |
| Rodriguez, Joseph H. | Senior | 5/10/98 |
| PA-E |
| Cahn, Edward N. | Retired | 12/31/98 |
| Katz, Marvin | Senior | 8/26/97 |
| Ludwig, Edmund V. | Senior | 5/20/97 |
| O'Neill, Thomas N. Jr. | Senior | 7/6/96 |
| PA-W |
| Bloch, Alan N. | Senior | 4/12/97 |
| Cohill, Maurice B. Jr. | Senior | 11/28/94 |
| Court | Vacancy Created By | Reason | Vacancy Date | Nominee | Nomination Date |
| Fourth Circuit |
| CCA |
| Phillips, J. Dickson Jr. | Senior | 7/31/94 |
| PL 101-650 | New Position | 12/1/90 |
| NC-E |
| Britt, W. Earl | Senior | 12/7/97 |
| Court | Vacancy Created By | Reason | Vacancy Date | Nominee | Nomination Date |
| Fifth Circuit |
| CCA |
| Garwood, William L. | Senior | 1/23/97 |
| LA-M |
| Parker, John V. | Senior | 10/31/98 |
| MS-N |
| Senter, L. T. Jr. | Senior | 7/30/98 |
| TX-N |
| Sanders, Barefoot | Senior | 1/1/96 |
| TX-E |
| Justice, William Wayne | Senior | 6/30/98 |
| TX-S |
| Black, Norman W. | Senior | 12/6/96 |
| Court | Vacancy Created By | Reason | Vacancy Date | Nominee | Nomination Date |
| Sixth Circuit |
| CCA |
| Keith, Damon | Senior | 5/1/95 |
| MI-E |
| Taylor, Anna Diggs | Senior | 12/31/98 |
| Court | Vacancy Created By | Reason | Vacancy Date | Nominee | Nomination Date |
| Seventh Circuit |
| IL-N |
| Alesia, James H. | Senior | 2/1/98 |
| Duff, Brian Barnett | Senior | 10/30/96 |
| Plunkett, Paul E. | Senior | 7/10/98 |
| Court | Vacancy Created By | Reason | Vacancy Date | Nominee | Nomination Date |
| Eighth Circuit |
| CCA |
| Kelly, John D. | Deceased | 10/21/98 |
| MO-E |
| Gunn, George F. Jr. | Senior | 12/1/96 |
| Court | Vacancy Created By | Reason | Vacancy Date | Nominee | Nomination Date |
| Ninth Circuit |
| CCA |
| Beezer, Robert R. | Senior | 7/31/96 |
| Fletcher, Betty B. | Senior | 11/1/98 |
| Hall, Cynthia Holcomb | Senior | 8/31/97 |
| Noonan, John T. | Senior | 1/1/97 |
| Poole, Cecil F. | Senior | 1/15/96 |
| Thompson, David R. | Senior | 12/31/98 |
| Wiggins, Charles E. | Senior | 12/31/96 |
| CA-N |
| Henderson, Thelton E. | Senior | 11/28/98 |
| CA-C |
| Byrne, Wm. Matthew Jr. | Senior | 2/28/98 |
| Davies, John G. | Retired | 7/18/98 |
| Ideman, James | Senior | 4/2/98 |
| Wardlaw, Kim McLane | Elevated | 7/31/98 |
| CA-S |
| Brewster, Rudi M. | Senior | 7/1/98 |
| OR |
| Marsh, Malcolm F. | Senior | 4/16/98 |
| WA-W |
| Dwyer, William L. | Senior | 12/1/98 |
| Court | Vacancy Created By | Reason | Vacancy Date | Nominee | Nomination Date |
| Tenth Circuit |
| CO |
| Weinshienk, Zita L. | Senior | 4/3/98 |
| KS |
| Crow, Sam A. | Senior | 11/15/96 |
| OK-N |
| Brett, Thomas R. | Senior | 10/3/96 |
| UT |
| Greene, J. Thomas | Senior | 11/28/97 |
| Court | Vacancy Created By | Reason | Vacancy Date | Nominee | Nomination Date |
| Eleventh Circuit |
| AL-S |
| Howard, Alex T. Jr. | Senior | 10/21/96 |
| FL-S |
| Nesbitt, Lenore C. | Senior | 7/19/98 |
| GA-N |
| Hull, Frank M. | Elevated | 9/18/97 |
| Court | Vacancy Created By | Reason | Vacancy Date | Nominee | Nomination Date |
| District of Columbia Circuit |
| CCA |
| Buckley, James L. | Senior | 8/31/96 |
| DC |
| Harris, Stanley S. | Senior | 2/1/96 |
| Penn, John Garrett | Senior | 3/31/98 |
| Court | Vacancy Created By | Reason | Vacancy Date | Nominee | Nomination Date |
| Federal Circuit |
| CCA |
| Archer, Glenn L. Jr. | Senior | 12/24/97 |
| Court | Vacancy Created By | Reason | Vacancy Date | Nominee | Nomination Date |
| International Trade |
| USIT |
| Musgrave, R. Kenton | Senior | 11/14/97 |
| Total Vacancies: | 59 |
| Total Nominees Pending: | 0 |