{{Short description|none}} During President [[Presidency of Bill Clinton|Bill Clinton's first and second terms of office]], he nominated 24 people for 20 [[United States federal judge|federal appellate judgeships]] but the nominees were not processed by the [[United States Republican Party|Republican]]-controlled [[Senate Judiciary Committee]]. Three of the nominees who were not processed ([[Christine Arguello]], [[Andre M. Davis]] and [[S. Elizabeth Gibson]]) were nominated after July 1, 2000, the traditional start date of the unofficial [[Thurmond Rule]] during a presidential election year. [[United States Democratic Party|Democrats]] claim that Senate Republicans of the [[106th Congress]] purposely tried to keep open particular judgeships as a political maneuver to allow a future Republican president to fill them. Of the 20 seats in question, four were eventually filled with different Clinton nominees, fourteen were later filled with Republican nominees by President [[George W. Bush]] and two continued to stay open during Bush's presidency. Senator [[Harry Reid]], the Democratic leader of the [[United States Senate]] during the [[110th Congress]], and Senator [[Patrick Leahy]], the Democratic leader of the Senate Judiciary Committee under Reid, repeatedly mentioned the controversy over President Clinton's court of appeals nominees during the [[George W. Bush judicial appointment controversies|controversy involving the confirmation of Republican court of appeals nominees]] during the last two years of Bush's second term. Republicans claimed that Democrats were refusing to confirm certain longstanding Bush nominees in order to allow a future Democratic president in 2009 to fill those judgeships.

During his presidency, Clinton also nominated 45 people for 42 [[United States federal judge|federal district judgeships]] who were never confirmed by the United States Senate and successfully nominated 66 people for appellate judgeships.

==List of unsuccessful federal judicial nominations== Clinton made 72 nominations for federal judgeships that were not confirmed by the Senate. Of these, one, [[Ronnie L. White]], was rejected by the Senate, 11 were withdrawn by President Clinton, 10 were withdrawn by President [[George W. Bush]], while the other 50 expired at an adjournment of the Senate, including 32 that were pending at the close of the [[106th United States Congress|106th Congress]]. Eleven of his unsuccessful nominees were subsequently nominated to federal judgeships by other presidents, and all 11 were confirmed. {| class="sortable wikitable" !Nominee !Court !Nomination<br>date !Date of<br>final action !Final action !Subsequent federal judicial nominations !Seat filled by !{{Refh}} |- |colspan=8 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|'''Courts of appeals''' |- |{{sortname|Charles|Stack|dab=lawyer}}||[[United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit|11th Cir.]]||{{dts|1995|10|27}}||{{dts|1996|5|13}}||withdrawn by Pres. Clinton||rowspan=3| ||[[Stanley Marcus (judge)|Stanley Marcus]]||<ref>{{cite web|title=PN698 — Charles R. Stack — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/104th-congress/698|work=Congress.gov}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|James A.|Beaty Jr.}}||[[United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit|4th Cir.]]||{{dts|1995|12|22}}||{{dts|1998|10|21}}||returned to the president||[[James A. Wynn Jr.]]||<ref>{{cite web|title=PN805 — James A. Beaty Jr. — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/104th-congress/805|work=Congress.gov}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=PN11 — James A. Beaty Jr. — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/105th-congress/11|work=Congress.gov}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|J. Rich|Leonard}}||[[United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit|4th Cir.]]||{{dts|1995|12|22}}||{{dts|1996|10|4}}||returned to the president||[[Roger Gregory]]||<ref>{{cite web|title=PN806 — J. Rich Leonard — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/104th-congress/806|work=Congress.gov}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Helene|White}}||[[United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit|6th Cir.]]||{{dts|1997|1|7}}||{{dts|2001|3|19}}||withdrawn by Pres. Bush||[[United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit|6th Cir.]] {{small|(nominated April 15, 2008, confirmed June 24, 2008)}}||[[Richard Allen Griffin]]||<ref>{{cite web|title=PN26 — Helene N. White — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/105th-congress/26|work=Congress.gov}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=PN48 — Helene N. White — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/106th-congress/48|work=Congress.gov}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=PN8 — Helene N. White — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/107th-congress/8|work=Congress.gov}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|James|Ware|dab=judge}}||[[United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit|9th Cir.]]||{{dts|1997|6|27}}||{{dts|1997|11|7}}||withdrawn by Pres. Clinton||rowspan=7| ||[[Kim McLane Wardlaw]]||<ref>{{cite web|title=PN424 — James S. Ware — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/105th-congress/424|work=Congress.gov}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Jorge|Rangel}}||[[United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit|5th Cir.]]||{{dts|1997|7|24}}||{{dts|1998|10|21}}||returned to the president||[[Priscilla Richman]]||<ref>{{cite web|title=PN474 — Jorge C. Rangel — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/105th-congress/474|work=Congress.gov}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Robert S.|Raymar|nolink=1}}||[[United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit|3rd Cir.]]||{{dts|1998|6|5}}||{{dts|1998|10|21}}||returned to the president||[[Maryanne Trump Barry]]||<ref>{{cite web|title=PN1144 — Robert S. Raymar — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/105th-congress/1144|work=Congress.gov}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Barry|Goode}}||[[United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit|9th Cir.]]||{{dts|1998|6|24}}||{{dts|2001|3|19}}||withdrawn by Pres. Bush||[[Carlos Bea]]||<ref>{{cite web|title=PN1210 — Barry P. Goode — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/105th-congress/1210|work=Congress.gov}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=PN39 — Barry P. Goode — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/106th-congress/39|work=Congress.gov}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=PN3 — Barry P. Goode — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/107th-congress/3|work=Congress.gov}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Barbara|Durham}}||[[United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit|9th Cir.]]||{{dts|1999|1|26}}||{{dts|1999|8|5}}||returned to the president||[[Richard C. Tallman]]||<ref>{{cite web|title=PN35 — Barbara Durham — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/106th-congress/35|work=Congress.gov}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Alston|Johnson}}||[[United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit|5th Cir.]]||{{dts|1999|4|22}}||{{dts|2001|3|19}}||withdrawn by Pres. Bush||[[Edith Brown Clement]]||<ref>{{cite web|title=PN238 — H. Alston Johnson III — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/106th-congress/238|work=Congress.gov}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=PN37 — H. Alston Johnson III — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/107th-congress/37|work=Congress.gov}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|James E.|Duffy Jr.}}||[[United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit|9th Cir.]]||{{dts|1999|6|17}}||{{dts|2001|3|19}}||withdrawn by Pres. Bush||[[Richard Clifton]]||<ref>{{cite web|title=PN365 — James E. Duffy Jr. — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/106th-congress/365|work=Congress.gov}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=PN2 — James E. Duffy Jr. — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/107th-congress/2|work=Congress.gov}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Elena|Kagan}}||[[United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit|D.C. Cir.]]||{{dts|1999|6|17}}||{{dts|2000|12|15}}||returned to the president||[[Supreme Court of the United States|SCOTUS]] {{small|(nominated May 10, 2010, confirmed August 5, 2010)}}||[[John Roberts]]||<ref>{{cite web|title=PN366 — Elena Kagan — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/106th-congress/366|work=Congress.gov}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|James A.|Wynn Jr.}}||[[United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit|4th Cir.]]||{{dts|1999|8|5}}||{{dts|2001|3|19}}||withdrawn by Pres. Bush||[[United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit|4th Cir.]] {{small|(nominated November 4, 2009, confirmed August 5, 2010)}}||Himself||<ref>{{cite web|title=PN490 — James A. Wynn Jr. — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/106th-congress/490|work=Congress.gov}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=PN9 — James A. Wynn Jr. — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/107th-congress/9|work=Congress.gov}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Kathleen McCree|Lewis}}||[[United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit|6th Cir.]]||{{dts|1999|9|16}}||{{dts|2001|3|19}}||withdrawn by Pres. Bush||rowspan=8| ||[[Susan Bieke Neilson]]||<ref>{{cite web|title=PN559 — Kathleen McCree Lewis — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/106th-congress/559|work=Congress.gov}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=PN5 — Kathleen McCree Lewis — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/107th-congress/5|work=Congress.gov}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Enrique|Moreno|Enrique Moreno (attorney)}}||[[United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit|5th Cir.]]||{{dts|1999|9|16}}||{{dts|2001|3|19}}||withdrawn by Pres. Bush||[[Priscilla Richman]]||<ref>{{cite web|title=PN560 — Enrique Moreno — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/106th-congress/560|work=Congress.gov}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=PN6 — Enrique Moreno — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/107th-congress/6|work=Congress.gov}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|James|Lyons|dab=lawyer}}||[[United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit|10th Cir.]]||{{dts|1999|9|22}}||{{dts|2000|6|6}}||withdrawn by Pres. Clinton||[[Timothy Tymkovich]]||<ref>{{cite web|title=PN572 — James M. Lyons — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/106th-congress/572|work=Congress.gov}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Allen|Snyder|dab=lawyer}}||[[United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit|D.C. Cir.]]||{{dts|1999|9|22}}||{{dts|2000|12|15}}||returned to the president||[[Thomas B. Griffith]]||<ref>{{cite web|title=PN573 — Allen R. Snyder — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/106th-congress/573|work=Congress.gov}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Kent|Markus}}||[[United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit|6th Cir.]]||{{dts|2000|2|9}}||{{dts|2000|12|15}}||returned to the president||[[Jeffrey Sutton]]||<ref>{{cite web|title=PN808 — Kent R. Markus — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/106th-congress/808|work=Congress.gov}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Robert J.|Cindrich}}||[[United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit|3rd Cir.]]||{{dts|2000|2|9}}||{{dts|2000|12|15}}||returned to the president||[[D. Brooks Smith]]||<ref>{{cite web|title=PN809 — Robert J. Cindrich — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/106th-congress/809|work=Congress.gov}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Bonnie|Campbell|dab=politician}}||[[United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit|8th Cir.]]||{{dts|2000|3|2}}||{{dts|2001|3|19}}||withdrawn by Pres. Bush||[[Michael Joseph Melloy]]||<ref>{{cite web|title=PN870 — Bonnie J. Campbell — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/106th-congress/870|work=Congress.gov}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=PN1 — Bonnie J. Campbell — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/107th-congress/1|work=Congress.gov}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Stephen|Orlofsky}}||[[United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit|3rd Cir.]]||{{dts|2000|5|25}}||{{dts|2000|12|15}}||returned to the president||[[Michael Chertoff]]||<ref>{{cite web|title=PN1068 — Stephen M. Orlofsky — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/106th-congress/1068|work=Congress.gov}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Roger|Gregory}}{{efn|Received a [[recess appointment]] on December 27, 2000.}}||[[United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit|4th Cir.]]||{{dts|2000|6|30}}||{{dts|2001|3|19}}||withdrawn by Pres. Bush||[[United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit|4th Cir.]] {{small|(nominated May 9, 2001, confirmed July 20, 2001)}}||Himself||<ref>{{cite web|title=PN1129 — Roger L. Gregory — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/106th-congress/1129|work=Congress.gov}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=PN4 — Roger L. Gregory — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/107th-congress/4|work=Congress.gov}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Christine|Arguello}}||[[United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit|10th Cir.]]||{{dts|2000|7|27}}||{{dts|2000|12|15}}||returned to the president||[[United States District Court for the District of Colorado|D. Colo.]] {{small|(nominated July 10, 2008, confirmed September 26, 2008)}}||[[Timothy Tymkovich]]||<ref>{{cite web|title=PN1194 — Christine M. Arguello — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/106th-congress/1194|work=Congress.gov}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Andre M.|Davis}}||[[United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit|4th Cir.]]||{{dts|2000|10|6}}||{{dts|2000|12|15}}||returned to the president||[[United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit|4th Cir.]] {{small|(nominated April 2, 2009, confirmed November 9, 2009)}}||Himself||<ref>{{cite web|title=PN1345 — Andre M. Davis — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/106th-congress/1345|work=Congress.gov}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|S. Elizabeth|Gibson}}||[[United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit|4th Cir.]]||{{dts|2000|10|26}}||{{dts|2000|12|15}}||returned to the president|| ||[[Allyson K. Duncan]]||<ref>{{cite web|title=PN1381 — S. Elizabeth Gibson — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/106th-congress/1381|work=Congress.gov}}</ref> |- |colspan=8 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|'''District courts''' |- |{{sortname|Theodore|Klein|nolink=1}}||[[United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida|S.D. Fla.]]||{{dts|1993|11|1}}||{{dts|1994|11|14}}||returned to the president||rowspan=11| ||[[Donald M. Middlebrooks]]||<ref>{{cite web|title=PN802 — Theodore Klein — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/103rd-congress/802|work=Congress.gov}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|R. Samuel|Paz|nolink=1}}||[[United States District Court for the Central District of California|C.D. Cal.]]||{{dts|1994|3|24}}||{{dts|1994|11|14}}||returned to the president||[[George H. King (judge)|George H. King]]||<ref>{{cite web|title=PN1235 — R. Samuel Paz — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/103rd-congress/1235|work=Congress.gov}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Judith D.|McConnell|nolink=1}}||[[United States District Court for the Southern District of California|S.D. Cal.]]||{{dts|1994|8|5}}||{{dts|1994|11|14}}||returned to the president||[[Barry Ted Moskowitz]]||<ref>{{cite web|title=PN1620 — Judith D. McConnell — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/103rd-congress/1620|work=Congress.gov}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|John R.|Tait|nolink=1}}||[[United States District Court for the District of Idaho|D. Idaho]]||{{dts|1994|8|25}}||{{dts|1994|11|14}}||returned to the president||[[B. Lynn Winmill]]||<ref>{{cite web|title=PN1687 — John R. Tait — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/103rd-congress/1687|work=Congress.gov}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|John D.|Snodgrass|nolink=1}}||[[United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama|N.D. Ala.]]||{{dts|1994|9|22}}||{{dts|1995|9|5}}||withdrawn by Pres. Clinton||[[Charles Lynwood Smith Jr.]]||<ref>{{cite web|title=PN1800 — John D. Snodgrass — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/103rd-congress/1800|work=Congress.gov}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=PN154 — John D. Snodgrass — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/104th-congress/154|work=Congress.gov}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Patrick J.|Toole Jr.|nolink=1}}||[[United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania|M.D. Pa.]]||{{dts|1994|9|26}}||{{dts|1994|11|14}}||returned to the president||[[A. Richard Caputo]]||<ref>{{cite web|title=PN1804 — Patrick J. Toole Jr. — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/103rd-congress/1804|work=Congress.gov}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Wenona Y.|Whitfield|nolink=1}}||[[United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois|S.D. Ill.]]||{{dts|1995|3|23}}||{{dts|1996|10|4}}||returned to the president||[[David R. Herndon]]||<ref>{{cite web|title=PN280 — Wenona Y. Whitfield — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/104th-congress/280|work=Congress.gov}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Leland M.|Shurin|nolink=1}}||[[United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri|W.D. Mo.]]||{{dts|1995|4|4}}||{{dts|1995|9|5}}||withdrawn by Pres. Clinton||[[Gary A. Fenner]]||<ref>{{cite web|title=PN307 — Leland M. Shurin — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/104th-congress/307|work=Congress.gov}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|John H.|Bingler Jr.|nolink=1}}||[[United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania|W.D. Pa.]]||{{dts|1995|7|21}}||{{dts|1998|2|12}}||withdrawn by Pres. Clinton||[[Arthur J. Schwab]]||<ref>{{cite web|title=PN536 — John H. Bingler Jr. — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/104th-congress/536|work=Congress.gov}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=PN506 — John H. Bingler Jr. — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/105th-congress/506|work=Congress.gov}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Bruce W.|Greer|nolink=1}}||[[United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida|S.D. Fla.]]||{{dts|1995|8|1}}||{{dts|1996|5|13}}||withdrawn by Pres. Clinton||[[Donald M. Middlebrooks]]||<ref>{{cite web|title=PN556 — Bruce W. Greer — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/104th-congress/556|work=Congress.gov}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Clarence J.|Sundram|nolink=1}}||[[United States District Court for the Northern District of New York|N.D.N.Y.]]||{{dts|1995|9|29}}||{{dts|1998|10|21}}||returned to the president||[[David N. Hurd]]||<ref>{{cite web|title=PN660 — Clarence J. Sundram — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/104th-congress/660|work=Congress.gov}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=PN23 — Clarence J. Sundram — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/105th-congress/23|work=Congress.gov}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Sue E.|Myerscough}}||[[United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois|C.D. Ill.]]||{{dts|1995|10|11}}||{{dts|1996|10|4}}||returned to the president||[[United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois|C.D. Ill.]] {{small|(nominated June 17, 2010, confirmed March 7, 2011)}}||[[Michael P. McCuskey]]||<ref>{{cite web|title=PN676 — Sue E. Myerscough — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/104th-congress/676|work=Congress.gov}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Cheryl B.|Wattley|nolink=1}}||[[United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas|N.D. Tex.]]||{{dts|1995|12|12}}||{{dts|1996|10|4}}||returned to the president||rowspan=4| ||[[Sam A. Lindsay]]||<ref>{{cite web|title=PN771 — Cheryl B. Wattley — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/104th-congress/771|work=Congress.gov}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Michael D.|Schattman|nolink=1}}||[[United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas|N.D. Tex.]]||{{dts|1995|12|19}}||{{dts|1998|7|31}}||withdrawn by Pres. Clinton||[[Barbara M. Lynn]]||<ref>{{cite web|title=PN793 — Michael D. Schattman — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/104th-congress/793|work=Congress.gov}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=PN253 — Michael D. Schattman — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/105th-congress/253|work=Congress.gov}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Anabelle|Rodriguez}}||[[United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico|D.P.R.]]||{{dts|1996|1|26}}||{{dts|1998|10|21}}||returned to the president||[[Jay A. García-Gregory]]||<ref>{{cite web|title=PN863 — Anabelle Rodriguez-Rodriguez — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/104th-congress/863|work=Congress.gov}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=PN252 — Anabelle Rodriguez-Rodriguez — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/105th-congress/252|work=Congress.gov}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Lynne R.|Lasry|nolink=1}}||[[United States District Court for the Southern District of California|S.D. Cal.]]||{{dts|1997|2|12}}||{{dts|1998|2|12}}||withdrawn by Pres. Clinton||[[Thomas J. Whelan (judge)|Thomas J. Whelan]]||<ref>{{cite web|title=PN208 — Lynne R. Lasry — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/105th-congress/208|work=Congress.gov}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Ronnie L.|White}}||[[United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri|E.D. Mo.]]||{{dts|1997|6|26}}||{{dts|1999|10|5}}||rejected by the Senate||[[United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri|E.D. Mo.]] {{small|(nominated November 7, 2013, confirmed July 16, 2014)}}||[[Henry Autrey]]||<ref>{{cite web|title=PN405 — Ronnie L. White — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/105th-congress/405|work=Congress.gov}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=PN49 — Ronnie L. White — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/106th-congress/49|work=Congress.gov}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Frederica|Massiah-Jackson}}||[[United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania|E.D. Pa.]]||{{dts|1997|7|31}}||{{dts|1998|3|16}}||withdrawn by Pres. Clinton||rowspan=5| ||[[Petrese B. Tucker]]||<ref>{{cite web|title=PN504 — Frederica A. Massiah-Jackson — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/105th-congress/504|work=Congress.gov}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Jeffrey D.|Colman|nolink=1}}||[[United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois|N.D. Ill.]]||{{dts|1997|7|31}}||{{dts|1998|10|21}}||returned to the president||[[Ronald A. Guzman]]||<ref>{{cite web|title=PN508 — Jeffrey D. Colman — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/105th-congress/508|work=Congress.gov}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|James W.|Klein|nolink=1}}||[[United States District Court for the District of Columbia|D.D.C.]]||{{dts|1998|1|27}}||{{dts|2000|12|15}}||returned to the president||[[John D. Bates]]||<ref>{{cite web|title=PN834 — James W. Klein — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/105th-congress/834|work=Congress.gov}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=PN179 — James W. Klein — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/106th-congress/179|work=Congress.gov}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Robert A.|Freedberg|nolink=1}}||[[United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania|E.D. Pa.]]||{{dts|1998|4|23}}||{{dts|1998|10|21}}||returned to the president||[[Petrese B. Tucker]]||<ref>{{cite web|title=PN1053 — Robert A. Freedberg — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/105th-congress/1053|work=Congress.gov}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Lynette|Norton|nolink=1}}||[[United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania|W.D. Pa.]]||{{dts|1998|4|29}}||{{dts|2000|12|15}}||returned to the president||[[Arthur J. Schwab]]||<ref>{{cite web|title=PN1062 — Lynette Norton — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/105th-congress/1062|work=Congress.gov}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=PN43 — Lynette Norton — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/106th-congress/43|work=Congress.gov}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Legrome D.|Davis}}||[[United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania|E.D. Pa.]]||{{dts|1998|7|30}}||{{dts|2000|12|15}}||returned to the president||[[United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania|E.D. Pa.]] {{small|(nominated January 23, 2002, confirmed April 18, 2022)}}||Himself||<ref>{{cite web|title=PN1316 — Legrome D. Davis — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/105th-congress/1316|work=Congress.gov}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=PN34 — Legrome D. Davis — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/106th-congress/34|work=Congress.gov}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|J. Rich|Leonard}}||[[United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina|E.D.N.C.]]||{{dts|1999|3|24}}||{{dts|2000|12|15}}||returned to the president||rowspan=3| ||[[James C. Dever III]]||<ref>{{cite web|title=PN173 — J. Rich Leonard — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/106th-congress/173|work=Congress.gov}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Frank H.|McCarthy|nolink=1}}||[[United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma|N.D. Okla.]]||{{dts|1999|4|30}}||{{dts|2000|12|15}}||returned to the president||[[Claire Eagan]]||<ref>{{cite web|title=PN246 — Frank H. McCarthy — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/106th-congress/246|work=Congress.gov}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Patricia A.|Coan|nolink=1}}||[[United States District Court for the District of Colorado|D. Colo.]]||{{dts|1999|5|27}}||{{dts|2000|12|15}}||returned to the president||[[Robert E. Blackburn]]||<ref>{{cite web|title=PN323 — Patricia A. Coan — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/106th-congress/323|work=Congress.gov}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Dolly|Gee}}||[[United States District Court for the Central District of California|C.D. Cal.]]||{{dts|1999|5|27}}||{{dts|2000|12|15}}||returned to the president||[[United States District Court for the Central District of California|C.D. Cal.]] {{small|(nominated August 6, 2009, confirmed December 24, 2009)}}||[[John F. Walter]]||<ref>{{cite web|title=PN324 — Dolly M. Gee — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/106th-congress/324|work=Congress.gov}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Fredric D.|Woocher|nolink=1}}||[[United States District Court for the Central District of California|C.D. Cal.]]||{{dts|1999|5|27}}||{{dts|2000|12|15}}||returned to the president||rowspan=10| ||[[Percy Anderson (judge)|Percy Anderson]]||<ref>{{cite web|title=PN327 — Fredric D. Woocher — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/106th-congress/327|work=Congress.gov}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Gail S.|Tusan|nolink=1}}||[[United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia|N.D. Ga.]]||{{dts|1999|8|3}}||{{dts|2000|3|27}}||withdrawn by Pres. Clinton||[[Beverly B. Martin]]||<ref>{{cite web|title=PN472 — Gail S. Tusan — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/106th-congress/472|work=Congress.gov}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Steven D.|Bell|nolink=1}}||[[United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio|N.D. Ohio]]||{{dts|1999|8|5}}||{{dts|2000|12|15}}||returned to the president||[[John R. Adams]]||<ref>{{cite web|title=PN486 — Steven D. Bell — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/106th-congress/486|work=Congress.gov}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Rhonda C.|Fields|nolink=1}}||[[United States District Court for the District of Columbia|D.D.C.]]||{{dts|1999|11|17}}||{{dts|2000|12|15}}||returned to the president||[[Reggie Walton]]||<ref>{{cite web|title=PN718 — Rhonda C. Fields — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/106th-congress/718|work=Congress.gov}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|S. David|Fineman|nolink=1}}||[[United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania|E.D. Pa.]]||{{dts|2000|3|9}}||{{dts|2000|12|15}}||returned to the president||[[Cynthia M. Rufe]]||<ref>{{cite web|title=PN882 — S. David Fineman — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/106th-congress/882|work=Congress.gov}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Linda B.|Riegle|nolink=1}}||[[United States District Court for the District of Nevada|D. Nev.]]||{{dts|2000|4|25}}||{{dts|2000|12|15}}||returned to the president||[[Larry R. Hicks]]||<ref>{{cite web|title=PN983 — Linda B. Riegle — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/106th-congress/983|work=Congress.gov}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Ricardo|Morado|nolink=1}}||[[United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas|S.D. Tex.]]||{{dts|2000|5|11}}||{{dts|2000|12|15}}||returned to the president||[[Andrew Hanen]]||<ref>{{cite web|title=PN1022 — Ricardo Morado — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/106th-congress/1022|work=Congress.gov}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|K. Gary|Sebelius}}||[[United States District Court for the District of Kansas|D. Kan.]]||{{dts|2000|6|6}}||{{dts|2000|12|15}}||returned to the president||[[Julie A. Robinson]]||<ref>{{cite web|title=PN1070 — K. Gary Sebelius — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/106th-congress/1070|work=Congress.gov}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Kenneth O.|Simon|nolink=1}}||[[United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama|N.D. Ala.]]||{{dts|2000|6|6}}||{{dts|2000|12|15}}||returned to the president||[[Karon O. Bowdre]]||<ref>{{cite web|title=PN1071 — Kenneth O. Simon — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/106th-congress/1071|work=Congress.gov}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|John S. W.|Lim|nolink=1}}||[[United States District Court for the District of Hawaii|D. Haw.]]||{{dts|2000|6|8}}||{{dts|2000|12|15}}||returned to the president||[[John Michael Seabright]]||<ref>{{cite web|title=PN1093 — John S. W. Lim — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/106th-congress/1093|work=Congress.gov}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|David S.|Cercone}}||[[United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania|W.D. Pa.]]||{{dts|2000|7|27}}||{{dts|2000|12|15}}||returned to the president||[[United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania|W.D. Pa.]] {{small|(nominated March 21, 2002, confirmed August 1, 2002)}}||vacancy nullified||<ref>{{cite web|title=PN1201 — David Stewart Cercone — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/106th-congress/1201|work=Congress.gov}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Harry|Litman}}||[[United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania|W.D. Pa.]]||{{dts|2000|7|27}}||{{dts|2000|12|15}}||returned to the president||rowspan=7| ||[[Joy Flowers Conti]]||<ref>{{cite web|title=PN1202 — Harry Peter Litman — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/106th-congress/1202|work=Congress.gov}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Valerie K.|Couch|nolink=1}}||[[United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma|W.D. Okla.]]||{{dts|2000|9|7}}||{{dts|2000|12|15}}||returned to the president||[[Stephen P. Friot]]||<ref>{{cite web|title=PN1216 — Valerie K. Couch — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/106th-congress/1216|work=Congress.gov}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Marian McClure|Johnston|nolink=1}}||[[United States District Court for the Eastern District of California|E.D. Cal.]]||{{dts|2000|9|7}}||{{dts|2000|12|15}}||returned to the president||[[Morrison C. England Jr.]]||<ref>{{cite web|title=PN1217 — Marian McClure Johnston — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/106th-congress/1217|work=Congress.gov}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Steven E.|Achelpohl|nolink=1}}||[[United States District Court for the District of Nebraska|D. Neb.]]||{{dts|2000|9|12}}||{{dts|2000|12|15}}||returned to the president||[[Laurie Smith Camp]]||<ref>{{cite web|title=PN1240 — Steven E. Achelpohl — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/106th-congress/1240|work=Congress.gov}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Richard W.|Anderson|nolink=1}}||[[United States District Court for the District of Montana|D. Mont.]]||{{dts|2000|9|13}}||{{dts|2000|12|15}}||returned to the president||[[Sam E. Haddon]]||<ref>{{cite web|title=PN1250 — Richard W. Anderson — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/106th-congress/1250|work=Congress.gov}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Stephen B.|Lieberman|nolink=1}}||[[United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania|E.D. Pa.]]||{{dts|2000|9|14}}||{{dts|2000|12|15}}||returned to the president||[[Timothy J. Savage]]||<ref>{{cite web|title=PN1277 — Stephen B. Lieberman — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/106th-congress/1277|work=Congress.gov}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Melvin C.|Hall|nolink=1}}||[[United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma|W.D. Okla.]]||{{dts|2000|10|3}}||{{dts|2000|12|15}}||returned to the president||[[Joe L. Heaton]]||<ref>{{cite web|title=PN1340 — Melvin C. Hall — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/106th-congress/1340|work=Congress.gov}}</ref> |- |colspan=8 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|'''Court of International Trade''' |- |{{sortname|Jeffrey G.|Stark|nolink=1}}||[[United States Court of International Trade|Intl. Trade]]||{{dts|1998|4|29}}||{{dts|1998|10|21}}||returned to the president|| ||[[Richard K. Eaton]]||<ref>{{cite web|title=PN1063 — Jeffrey G. Stark — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/105th-congress/1063|work=Congress.gov}}</ref> |- |colspan=8 bgcolor=#C0C0C0|'''Article I courts''' |- |{{sortname|Sarah L.|Wilson}}{{efn|Received a [[recess appointment]] on January 19, 2001.}}||[[United States Court of Federal Claims|Fed. Cl.]]||{{dts|2001|1|3}}||{{dts|2001|3|19}}||withdrawn by Pres. Bush|| ||[[Mary Ellen Coster Williams]]||<ref>{{cite web|title=PN7 — Sarah L. Wilson — The Judiciary|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/107th-congress/7|work=Congress.gov}}</ref> |}

==Failed appellate nominees== *[[United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit]] **Robert Raymar (of [[New Jersey]]), to [[United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit#Succession of seats|seat]] vacated by [[H. Lee Sarokin]] - Judgeship later filled by Clinton nominee [[Maryanne Trump Barry]]. **[[Stephen Orlofsky]] (of [[New Jersey]]), to [[United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit#Succession of seats|seat]] vacated by [[Morton Ira Greenberg]] - Judgeship later filled by Bush nominee [[Michael Chertoff]]. **[[Robert J. Cindrich]] (of [[Pennsylvania]]), to [[United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit#Succession of seats|seat]] vacated by [[Timothy K. Lewis]] - Judgeship later filled by Bush nominee [[D. Brooks Smith]]. *[[United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit]] **[[Andre M. Davis]] (of [[Maryland]]), to [[United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit#Succession of seats|seat]] vacated by [[Francis Dominic Murnaghan Jr.|Francis D. Murnaghan, Jr.]] - Davis was nominated on October 6, 2000, during the final months of the Clinton presidency. The Senate took no action on the nomination, which was returned to the President on December 15, 2000. After Clinton's unsuccessful nomination of Davis, President [[George W. Bush]] [[George W. Bush judicial appointment controversies|unsuccessfully]] nominated [[Claude Allen]] and [[Rod J. Rosenstein]] to succeed Judge Murnaghan. Davis was renominated to the same seat by President [[Barack Obama]] in April 2009 and confirmed that year in November. **[[James A. Beaty, Jr.]] (of [[North Carolina]]), to [[United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit#Succession of seats|seat]] vacated by [[James Dickson Phillips, Jr.]] - Judgeship was eventually filled by Obama nominee [[Albert Diaz (judge)|Albert Diaz]] of [[North Carolina]]. **[[James Andrew Wynn]] (of [[North Carolina]]), to [[United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit#Succession of seats|seat]] vacated by [[James Dickson Phillips, Jr.]] - Judgeship never filled by any Bush nominee; Wynn was renominated by President [[Barack Obama]] to the same seat in November 2009 and was confirmed by the Senate in August 2010. **[[S. Elizabeth Gibson]] (of [[North Carolina]]), to [[United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit#Succession of seats|seat]] vacated by [[Samuel James Ervin III]] - Gibson was nominated on October 26, 2000, during the final months of the Clinton presidency. The Senate took no action on the nomination, which was returned to the President on December 15, 2000. The judgeship was later filled by Bush nominee [[Allyson Kay Duncan]]. **[[J. Rich Leonard]] (of [[North Carolina]]), to newly created [[United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit#Succession of seats|seat]] - Judgeship later filled by Clinton nominee [[Roger Gregory]] (of [[Virginia]]) after being renominated by Bush in 2001. *[[United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit]] **[[Alston Johnson]] (of [[Louisiana]]), to [[United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit#Succession of seats|seat]] vacated by [[John Malcolm Duhé, Jr.]] - Judgeship later filled by Bush nominee [[Edith Brown Clement]]. **[[Jorge Rangel]] (of [[Texas]]), to [[United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit#Succession of seats|seat]] vacated by [[William Lockhart Garwood]] - Judgeship later filled by Bush nominee [[Priscilla Owen]]. **[[Enrique Moreno (attorney)|Enrique Moreno]] (of [[Texas]]), to [[United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit#Succession of seats|seat]] vacated by [[William Lockhart Garwood]] - Judgeship later filled by Bush nominee [[Priscilla Owen]]. *[[United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit]] **[[Helene White]] (of [[Michigan]]), to [[United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit#Succession of seats|seat]] vacated by [[Damon Keith]] - Judgeship later filled by Bush nominee [[Richard A. Griffin]]; White was eventually confirmed to the Sixth Circuit when renominated by Bush in 2008. **[[Kathleen McCree Lewis]] (of [[Michigan]]), to [[United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit#Succession of seats|seat]] vacated by [[Cornelia Groefsema Kennedy]] - Judgeship later filled by Bush nominee [[Susan Bieke Neilson]]. **[[Kent Markus]] (of [[Ohio]]), to [[United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit#Succession of seats|seat]] vacated by [[David Aldrich Nelson]] - Judgeship later filled by Bush nominee [[Jeffrey S. Sutton]]. *[[United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit]] **[[Bonnie Campbell (lawyer)|Bonnie Campbell]] (of [[Iowa]]), to [[United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit#Succession of seats|seat]] vacated by [[George Gardner Fagg]] - Judgeship later filled by Bush nominee [[Michael J. Melloy]]. *[[United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit]] **[[James Ware (judge)|James Ware]] (of [[California]]), to [[United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit#Succession of seats|seat]] vacated by [[John Clifford Wallace|J. Clifford Wallace]] - Judgeship later filled by Clinton nominee [[Kim McLane Wardlaw]]. **[[Barry Goode]] (of [[California]]), to [[United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit#Succession of seats|seat]] vacated by [[Charles E. Wiggins]] - Judgeship later filled by Bush nominee [[Carlos Bea]]. **[[James E. Duffy, Jr.]] (of [[Hawaii]]), to [[United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit#Succession of seats|seat]] vacated by [[Cynthia Holcomb Hall]] (of [[California]]) - Judgeship later filled by Bush nominee [[Richard Clifton]] (of [[Hawaii]]). *[[United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit]] **[[James Lyons (lawyer)|James Lyons]] (of [[Colorado]]), to [[United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit#Succession of seats|seat]] vacated by [[John Carbone Porfilio]] - Lyons was nominated on September 22, 1999. Both [[List of United States senators from Colorado|senators from Colorado]], [[Ben Nighthorse Campbell]] and [[Wayne Allard]], were members of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]. Senator Campbell was supportive of the Lyons nomination, but Allard withheld his support and described Lyons as a "political operative" due to his representation of the Clintons during [[Whitewater]]. Lyons' nomination was withdrawn on June 6, 2000. Clinton subsequently nominated [[Christine Arguello]], also unsuccessfully. The judgeship was later filled by Bush nominee [[Timothy Tymkovich|Timothy M. Tymkovich]]. **[[Christine Arguello]] (of [[Colorado]]), to [[United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit#Succession of seats|seat]] vacated by [[John Carbone Porfilio]] - Arguello was nominated on July 27, 2000, shortly after Clinton withdrew his earlier nomination of [[James Lyons (lawyer)|James Lyons]]. The Senate took no action on the nomination, which was returned to the President on December 15, 2000. The judgeship was later filled by Bush nominee [[Timothy Tymkovich|Timothy M. Tymkovich]]. Arguello was eventually confirmed to a district court seat when nominated by Bush in 2008. *[[United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit]] **[[Charles "Bud" Stack]] (of [[Florida]]), to [[United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit#Succession of seats|seat]] vacated by [[Peter T. Fay]] - Judgeship later filled by Clinton nominee [[Stanley Marcus (judge)|Stanley Marcus]]. *[[United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia]] **[[Elena Kagan]] (of the [[Washington, D.C.|District of Columbia]]), to [[United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit#Succession of seats|seat]] vacated by [[James L. Buckley]] - Judgeship later filled by Bush nominee [[John G. Roberts, Jr.]] **[[Allen Snyder (lawyer)|Allen Snyder]] (of [[Maryland]]), to [[United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit#Succession of seats|seat]] vacated by [[Patricia Wald]] - Judgeship later filled by Bush nominee [[Thomas B. Griffith]].

==Others who were nominated or considered for nomination to federal appellate courts==

While not a controversy, one other Clinton appellate court nominee, [[Barbara Durham]], withdrew before being confirmed, but not because of Republican opposition. Rather, Durham, a conservative jurist whom Clinton nominated to the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit]] as part of a deal with then-Washington Sen. [[Slade Gorton]], withdrew because of illness. Clinton instead nominated Republican lawyer [[Richard C. Tallman|Richard Tallman]] of Seattle to the seat to which he had nominated Durham, and Tallman was confirmed in 2000.

While he was never formally nominated to the [[United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit]], [[Peter Edelman]] was strongly considered by Clinton for a seat on that appeals court in late 1994. After the influential Republican member of the [[U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee]] Sen. [[Orrin Hatch]] informed Clinton that he had intended to oppose Edelman's nomination, Clinton dropped plans to nominate Edelman to the D.C. Circuit, choosing [[Merrick Garland]] instead.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/09/01/us/clinton-fearing-fight-shuns-bid-to-name-friend-as-judge.html?pagewanted=all | title=Clinton, Fearing Fight, Shuns Bid to Name Friend as Judge | newspaper=The New York Times | date=September 1995 | last1=Lewis | first1=Neil A. }}</ref>

In its November 1997 issue, the American Spectator reported that President Clinton had intended to nominate [[Teresa Wynn Roseborough]] in 1997 to a vacant seat on the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit]] after Judge [[Phyllis A. Kravitch]] took [[senior status]]. The American Spectator noted, however, that Sen. [[Orrin Hatch]], the then-chairman of the [[U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee]], had "balked" at the idea of Roseborough, who was one of four finalists (the others were [[Leah Ward Sears]], [[Clarence Cooper (judge)|Clarence Cooper]] and [[Frank M. Hull]]) and had "suggested that a more moderate Clinton-appointed U.S. district judge, Frank Hull, would have clear sailing." Indeed, [[Frank M. Hull]] was confirmed by the Senate in a 96-0 vote in September 1997.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=105&session=1&vote=00219 | title=U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 105th Congress - 1st Session }}</ref>

== Failed district court nominees ==

During his presidency, Clinton nominated 45 people for 42 different [[United States federal judge|federal district judgeships]] to federal district courts who were never confirmed by the U.S. Senate. Like the appellate court nominations mentioned above, many of these nominees were blocked by Republicans either in the [[Senate Judiciary Committee]], which was controlled by Republicans for six of the eight years of Clinton’s presidency, or on the Senate floor, where one nominee, [[Ronnie L. White]], was defeated by senators.

Of the 42 federal district judgeship vacancies in question, 17 eventually were filled with different Clinton nominees, 24 were filled by nominees of President [[George W. Bush]] and one never ended up becoming vacant because the district judge holding it never received confirmation to be elevated to an appellate court. Of Clinton's 45 failed district court nominees, four, [[Legrome D. Davis]], [[David S. Cercone]], [[Dolly M. Gee]] and [[Sue E. Myerscough]], subsequently were nominated by Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama to federal district judgeships and then confirmed by the Senate.

The failed Clinton district court nominees:

*[[United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico]] **[[Anabelle Rodriguez]] (judgeship later filled by Clinton nominee [[Jay A. García-Gregory]])<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=52023 | title=Nominations Submitted to the Senate &#124; the American Presidency Project }}</ref> *[[United States District Court for the Northern District of New York]] **[[Clarence J. Sundram]] (judgeship later filled by Clinton nominee [[David N. Hurd]]) *[[United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania]] **[[Frederica Massiah-Jackson]], followed by [[Robert A. Freedberg]] (judgeship later filled by Clinton nominee [[Petrese B. Tucker]]) **[[Legrome D. Davis]] (judgeship later filled by Davis himself, when he was renominated by George W. Bush in 2002 and then confirmed by the Senate) **[[S. David Fineman]] (judgeship later filled by Bush nominee [[Cynthia M. Rufe]]) **[[Stephen B. Lieberman]] (judgeship later filled by Bush nominee [[Timothy J. Savage]]) *[[United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania]] **[[Patrick J. Toole]] (judgeship later filled by Clinton nominee [[A. Richard Caputo]]) *[[United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania]] **[[John H. Bingler, Jr.]], followed by [[Lynette Norton]] (judgeship later filled by Bush nominee [[Arthur J. Schwab]]) **[[David S. Cercone]] (judgeship was to become vacant when Judge [[Robert J. Cindrich]] was elevated to the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit]] but Cindrich never was confirmed to that post before Clinton's presidency ended; Cercone later was nominated to a different seat in the Western District by Bush and then confirmed by the Senate) **[[Harry Litman]] (judgeship later filled by Bush nominee [[Joy Flowers Conti]]) *[[United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina]] **[[J. Rich Leonard]] (judgeship later filled by Bush nominee [[James C. Dever III]]) *[[United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas]] **[[Cheryl B. Wattley]] (judgeship later filled by Clinton nominee [[Sam A. Lindsay]]) **[[Michael D. Schattman]] (judgeship later filled by Clinton nominee [[Barbara M. Lynn]]) *[[United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas]] **[[Ricardo Morado]] (judgeship later filled by Bush nominee [[Andrew S. Hanen]]) *[[United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio]] **[[Steven D. Bell]] (judgeship later filled by Bush nominee [[John R. Adams]]) *[[United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois]] **[[Sue E. Myerscough]] (judgeship later filled by Clinton nominee [[Michael P. McCuskey]]) (Myerscough later renominated by President Obama to a different seat on the same court and confirmed in 2011) *[[United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois]] **[[Jeffrey D. Colman]] (judgeship later filled by Clinton nominee [[Ronald A. Guzman]]) *[[United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois]] **[[Wenona Y. Whitfield]] (judgeship later filled by Clinton nominee [[David R. Herndon]]) *[[United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri]] **[[Ronnie L. White]] '''(Nomination rejected by the Senate)''' (judgeship later filled by Bush nominee [[Henry Autrey]]; White later was nominated and confirmed to a different seat on the Eastern District by Obama) *[[United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri]] **[[Leland M. Shurin]] (judgeship later filled by Clinton nominee [[Gary A. Fenner]]) *[[United States District Court for the District of Nebraska]] **[[Steven E. Achelpohl]] (judgeship later filled by Bush nominee [[Laurie Smith Camp]]) *[[United States District Court for the Central District of California]] **[[R. Samuel Paz]] (judgeship later filled by Clinton nominee [[George H. King (judge)|George H. King]]) **[[Dolly M. Gee]] (judgeship later filled by Bush nominee [[John F. Walter]]; Gee later was nominated and confirmed to a different seat on the Central District by Obama) **[[Fredric D. Woocher]] (judgeship later filled by Bush nominee [[Percy Anderson (judge)|Percy Anderson]]) *[[United States District Court for the Eastern District of California]] **[[Marian M. Johnston]] (judgeship later filled by Bush nominee [[Morrison C. England Jr.]]) *[[United States District Court for the Southern District of California]] **[[Judith D. McConnell]] (judgeship later filled by Clinton nominee [[Barry Ted Moskowitz]]) **[[Lynne R. Lasry]] (judgeship later filled by Clinton nominee [[Thomas J. Whelan (judge)|Thomas J. Whelan]]) *[[United States District Court for the District of Hawaii]] **[[John S. W. Lim]] (judgeship later filled by Bush nominee [[John Michael Seabright]]) *[[United States District Court for the District of Idaho]] **[[John R. Tait]] (judgeship later filled by Clinton nominee [[Lynn Winmill]]) *[[United States District Court for the District of Montana]] **[[Richard W. Anderson]] (judgeship later filled by Bush nominee [[Sam E. Haddon]]) *[[United States District Court for the District of Nevada]] **[[Linda B. Riegle]] (judgeship later filled by Bush nominee [[Larry R. Hicks]]) *[[United States District Court for the District of Colorado]] **[[Patricia A. Coan]] (judgeship later filled by Bush nominee [[Robert E. Blackburn]]) *[[United States District Court for the District of Kansas]] **[[K. Gary Sebelius]] (judgeship later filled by Bush nominee [[Julie A. Robinson]]) *[[United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma]] **[[Frank H. McCarthy]] (judgeship later filled by Bush nominee [[Claire Eagan]]) *[[United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma]] **[[Valerie K. Couch]] (judgeship later filled by Bush nominee [[Stephen P. Friot]]) **[[Melvin C. Hall]] (judgeship later filled by Bush nominee [[Joe L. Heaton]]) *[[United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama]] **[[John D. Snodgrass]] (judgeship later filled by Clinton nominee [[Charles Lynwood Smith Jr.]]) **[[Kenneth O. Simon]] (judgeship later filled by Bush nominee [[Karon O. Bowdre]]) *[[United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida]] **[[Theodore Klein]], followed by [[Bruce W. Greer]] (judgeship later filled by Clinton nominee [[Donald M. Middlebrooks]]) *[[United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia]] **[[Gail S. Tusan]] (judgeship later filled by Clinton nominee [[Beverly B. Martin]]) *[[United States District Court for the District of Columbia]] **[[James W. Klein]] (judgeship later filled by Bush nominee [[John D. Bates]]) **[[Rhonda C. Fields]] (judgeship later filled by Bush nominee [[Reggie Walton]])

==See also== * [[United States federal judge]] * [[Judicial appointment history for United States federal courts]] * [[Deaths of United States federal judges in active service]]

==Notes== {{notelist}}

==References== {{Reflist}} *https://web.archive.org/web/20051114151130/http://archives.cnn.com/2000/ALLPOLITICS/stories/05/06/clinton.judge/index.html *https://www.nytimes.com/2000/07/01/us/2000-campaign-vice-president-gore-praises-values-virtues-hispanics.html

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