Those nominees have put their lives on hold while the Senate drags its feet. Caitlin Halligan has been waiting over 400 days for a vote. Some nominees, like Christopher Droney of Connecticut, have been nominated to seats that are considered "judicial emergencies" -- and Droney's nomination to the Second Circuit has been pending nearly 200 days.
 Ronnie Abrams (NY) |  Cathy Bencivegno (CA) |  Margo Brodie (NY) |  Andrew Carter (NY) |
 Morgan Christen (AK) |  Dana Christensen (MT) |  Rudolph Contreras (DC) |  Christopher Droney (2nd CCA) |
 Miranda Du (NV) |  Michael Fitzgerald (CA) |  Jesse Furman (NY) |  John Gerrard (NE) |
 James Gilstrap (TX) |  Michael Green (NY) |  Gina Groh (WV) |  Caitlin Halligan (DC CCA) |
 Adalberto Jordan (11th CCA) |  Susie Morgan (LA) |  David Nuffer (UT) |  Mary Phillips (MO) |
 Edgardo Ramos (NY) |  Thomas Rice (WA) |  Stephanie Thacker (4th CCA) |
It's time for the Senate to do its job and hold votes on these 23 nominees. Click here to send a message to your Senators and the Senate leaders. Tell them that the obstruction and partisan games must end.
Here are the shocking figures:
- 23 pending nominees
- 21 with very strong bipartisan support
- 19 unopposed in committee
- 8 to fill judicial emergencies
- And if votes were held today, the nominees' average wait time would be 184 days
Please send a message to your senators and to Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Majority Leader Harry Reid -- tell them to end the backlog and call for a vote on all pending nominees!
