The Obama Administration will soon be acting to nominate federal judges at the trial and appellate levels. The first list includes the vacancies in Indian Country (loosely defined :)). The second list (below the fold) includes the Federal Judicial Conference’s recommendations for increased federal judgeships.
Sixth Circuit (1)
Ninth Circuit (2)
D.C. Circuit (not Indian Country, but gets a lot of Indian law cases) (2)
California — Northern District (2)
California — Eastern District (1)
California — Central District (3)
Colorado (2)
District of Columbia (3)
Florida — Southern District (1)
New York — Northern District (1)
New York — Western District (1)
South Dakota (1)
Wisconsin — Western District (1)
Wyoming (1)
And here are the recommended additional judgeships from the Federal Judicial Conference (excluding temporary judgeships):
Sixth Circuit (1)
Ninth Circuit (4)
Arizona (1)
California — Northern District (4)
California — Eastern District (4)
California — Central District (4)
Colorado (1)
Florida — Southern District (3)
Kansas (1)
Minnesota (1)
New Mexico (1)
New York — Western District (1)
Oregon (1)
Washington — Western District (1)
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