| Judicial Emergencies |
| (vacancies in existence for 18 months or longer) |
| February 1, 1999 |
| Court | Vacancy Created By | Reason | Vacancy Date | Days Pending |
| 01 | PR |
| Acosta, Raymond L. | Senior | 6/1/94 | 1724 |
| 02 | CCA |
| Newman, Jon O. | Senior | 7/1/97 | 598 |
| 02 | NY-N |
| Cholakis, Con. G. | Disabled | 6/30/96 | 964 |
| 03 | CCA |
| Sarokin, H. Lee | Retired | 7/31/96 | 933 |
| 03 | PA-E |
| Ludwig, Edmund V. | Senior | 5/20/97 | 640 |
| O'Neill, Thomas N. Jr. | Senior | 7/6/96 | 958 |
| 03 | PA-W |
| Bloch, Alan N. | Senior | 4/12/97 | 678 |
| Cohill, Maurice B. Jr. | Senior | 11/28/94 | 1544 |
| 04 | CCA |
| Phillips, J. Dickson Jr. | Senior | 7/31/94 | 1664 |
| PL 101-650 | New Position | 12/1/90 | 3002 |
| 05 | CCA |
| Garwood, William L. | Senior | 1/23/97 | 757 |
| 05 | TX-N |
| Sanders, Barefoot | Senior | 1/1/96 | 1145 |
| 05 | TX-S |
| Black, Norman W. | Senior | 12/6/96 | 805 |
| 06 | CCA |
| Keith, Damon | Senior | 5/1/95 | 1390 |
| 07 | IL-N |
| Duff, Brian Barnett | Senior | 10/30/96 | 842 |
| 08 | MO-E |
| Gunn, George F. Jr. | Senior | 12/1/96 | 810 |
| 09 | CCA |
| Beezer, Robert R. | Senior | 7/31/96 | 933 |
| Noonan, John T. | Senior | 1/1/97 | 779 |
| Poole, Cecil F. | Senior | 1/15/96 | 1131 |
| Wiggins, Charles E. | Senior | 12/31/96 | 780 |
| 10 | KS |
| Crow, Sam A. | Senior | 11/15/96 | 826 |
| 10 | OK-N |
| Brett, Thomas R. | Senior | 10/3/96 | 869 |
| 11 | AL-S |
| Howard, Alex T. Jr. | Senior | 10/21/96 | 851 |
| DC | CCA |
| Buckley, James L. | Senior | 8/31/96 | 902 |
| DC | DC |
| Harris, Stanley S. | Senior | 2/1/96 | 1114 |
| Total Judicial Emergencies: | 25 |