Senate Ciivilian Confirmations for Month of December 2014 (Thanks Senator Cruz)

Lots of Judges appointed to District and Federal Courts.

NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED (CIVILIAN)


The following civilian Executive Nominations were confirmed by the
Senate during the current congress. Nominations flagged with an asterisk
were approved subject to the nominee's commitment to respond to requests
to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the
Senate. The nominations are listed to reverse chronological order based
on the date of confirmation.


December 16, 2014

PN1070 * DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Christopher Smith, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Fossil
Energy).

PN1083 * CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTIGATION BOARD
Richard J. Engler, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the Chemical Safety and Hazard
Investigation Board for a term of five years.

PN1099 * DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Frank A. Rose, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Secretary of State
(Verification and Compliance).

PN1164 * DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
James Cole, Jr., of New York, to be General Counsel, Department of Education.

PN1247 * ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION
Thomas Hicks, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Election Assistance Commission
for a term expiring December 12, 2017.

PN1250 * DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Helen Tierney, of Virginia, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Veterans
Affairs.

PN1256 * MORRIS K. UDALL AND STEWART L. UDALL FOUNDATION
Charles P. Rose, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the
Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation for a term expiring May 26, 2019.

PN1257 * MORRIS K. UDALL AND STEWART L. UDALL FOUNDATION
Mark Thomas Nethery, of Kentucky, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the
Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation for a term expiring October 6,
2018.

PN1258 * MORRIS K. UDALL AND STEWART L. UDALL FOUNDATION
Anne J. Udall, of Oregon, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Morris K.
Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation for a term expiring October 6, 2016.

PN1259 * MORRIS K. UDALL AND STEWART L. UDALL FOUNDATION
Camilla C. Feibelman, of New Mexico, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of
the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation for a term expiring April 15,
2017.

PN1267 * INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
Mark E. Lopes, of Arizona, to be United States Executive Director of the
Inter-American Development Bank for a term of three years.

PN1276 * LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION
Martha L. Minow, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the
Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 2017.

PN1278 * LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION
Gloria Valencia-Weber, of New Mexico, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of
the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 2017.

PN1279 LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION
Laurie I. Mikva, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the
Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 2016.

PN1280 LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION
Victor B. Maddox, of Kentucky, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the
Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 2016.

PN1282 * LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION
John Gerson Levi, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the
Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 2017.

PN1284 * LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION
Charles Norman Wiltse Keckler, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of
Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 2016.

PN1285 * LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION
Robert James Grey, Jr., of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of
the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 2017.

PN1296 * UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Paige Eve Alexander, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the United
States Agency for International Development.

PN1297 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
John Charles Cruden, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General.

PN1345 THE JUDICIARY
Stephen R. Bough, of Missouri, to be United States District Judge for the Western
District of Missouri.

PN1370 * CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTIGATION BOARD
Manuel H. Ehrlich, Jr., of New Jersey, to be a Member of the Chemical Safety and
Hazard Investigation Board for a term of five years.

PN1498 * BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS
Karen Kornbluh, of New York, to be a Member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors
for a term expiring August 13, 2016.

PN1504 * DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Estevan R. Lopez, of New Mexico, to be Commissioner of Reclamation.

PN1561 * UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Jonathan Nicholas Stivers, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant
Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development.

PN1732 * DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Marcus Dwayne Jadotte, of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce.

PN1753 * DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD
Daniel J. Santos, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Defense Nuclear Facilities
Safety Board for a term expiring October 18, 2017.

PN1804 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Arthur Lee Bentley III, of Florida, to be United States Attorney for the Middle
District of Florida for the term of four years.

PN1806 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
David Rivera, of Tennessee, to be United States Attorney for the Middle District
of Tennessee for the term of four years.

PN1813 THE JUDICIARY
Amos L. Mazzant, III, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern
District of Texas.

PN1814 THE JUDICIARY
Robert Lee Pitman, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Western
District of Texas.

PN1815 THE JUDICIARY
Robert William Schroeder III, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the
Eastern District of Texas.

PN1840 * DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Jess Lippincott Baily, of Ohio, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service,
Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of
the United States of America to the Republic of Macedonia.

PN1842 * DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Robert Francis Cekuta, of New York, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service,
Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of
the United States of America to the Republic of Azerbaijan.

PN1847 * DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Margaret Ann Uyehara, of Ohio, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service,
Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of
the United States of America to Montenegro.

PN1852 * DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Richard M. Mills, Jr., of Texas, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service,
Class of Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the
United States of America to the Republic of Armenia.

PN1870 * ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION
Matthew Vincent Masterson, of Ohio, to be a Member of the Election Assistance
Commission for a term expiring December 12, 2017.

PN1871 * ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION
Christy A. McCormick, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Election Assistance
Commission for a term expiring December 12, 2015.

PN1916 MORRIS K. UDALL AND STEWART L. UDALL FOUNDATION
James L. Huffman, of Oregon, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Morris
K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation for a term expiring October 6, 2020.

PN1941 THE JUDICIARY
Allison Dale Burroughs, of Massachusetts, to be United States District Judge for
the District of Massachusetts.

PN1942 THE JUDICIARY
Amit Priyavadan Mehta, of the District of Columbia, to be United States District
Judge for the District of Columbia.

PN1979 THE JUDICIARY
Jorge Luis Alonso, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the
Northern District of Illinois.

PN1980 THE JUDICIARY
John Robert Blakey, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the
Northern District of Illinois.

PN1986 * FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION
Colette Dodson Honorable, of Arkansas, to be a Member of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 30, 2017.

PN1996 * DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Sarah R. Saldana, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security.

PN2017 THE JUDICIARY
Haywood Stirling Gilliam, Jr., of California, to be United States District Judge
for the Northern District of California.

PN2021 * DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Robert M. Scher, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of
Defense.

PN2024 UNITED NATIONS
Isobel Coleman, of New York, to be Representative of the United States of America
to the United Nations for U. N. Management and Reform, with the rank of Ambassador.

PN2025 * UNITED NATIONS
Isobel Coleman, of New York, as an Alternate Representative of the United States
of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations during
her tenure of service as Representative of the United States of America to the
United Nations for U.N. Management and Reform.

PN2065 LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION
Joseph Pius Pietrzyk, of Ohio, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the
Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 2017.

PN2077 THE JUDICIARY
Joan Marie Azrack, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern
District of New York.

PN2079 THE JUDICIARY
Loretta Copeland Biggs, of North Carolina, to be United States District Judge for
the Middle District of North Carolina.

PN2080 THE JUDICIARY
Elizabeth K. Dillon, of Virginia, to be United States District Judge for the
Western District of Virginia.

PN2089 * DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
David J. Berteau, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense.

PN2092 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Michael P. O'Rielly, of New York, to be a Member of the Federal Communications
Commission for a term of five years from July 1, 2014.

PN2104 * DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Leigh A. Bradley, of Virginia, to be General Counsel, Department of Veterans
Affairs.

PN2123 DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Antony Blinken, of New York, to be Deputy Secretary of State.

PN2127 * OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE
Nicholas J. Rasmussen, of Virginia, to be Director of the National
Counterterrorism Center, Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

PN2186 * DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Mark R. Rosekind, of California, to be Administrator of the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration.

December 15, 2014

PN1160 * PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
Vivek Hallegere Murthy, of Massachusetts, to be Medical Director in the Regular
Corps of the Public Health Service, subject to qualifications therefor as provided
by law and regulations, and to be Surgeon General of the Public Health Service for
a term of four years.

PN1377-3 FOREIGN SERVICE
Nomination for Sharon Lee Cromer, which nomination was received by the Senate and
appeared in the Congressional Record on January 30, 2014.

PN1567 FOREIGN SERVICE
Nominations beginning Michael A. Lally, and ending John E. Simmons, which 4
nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record
on April 10, 2014.

PN1568 FOREIGN SERVICE
Nominations beginning Andrew J. Billard, and ending Brenda Vanhorn, which 11
nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record
on April 10, 2014.

PN1569 FOREIGN SERVICE
Nominations beginning Melinda Masonis, and ending Jeffrey R. Zihlman, which 456
nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record
on April 10, 2014.

PN2137 FOREIGN SERVICE
Nomination for James D. Lindley, which nomination was received by the Senate and
appeared in the Congressional Record on November 13, 2014.

December 12, 2014

PN1136 * DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Amy Jane Hyatt, of California, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service,
Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of
the United States of America to the Republic of Palau.

PN1142 * DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Mark Gilbert, of Florida, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of
the United States of America to New Zealand, and to serve concurrently and without
additional compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the
United States of America to the Independent State of Samoa.

PN1147 * DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Arnold A. Chacon, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service,
Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Director General of the Foreign Service.

PN1151 * DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Robert C. Barber, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Iceland.

PN1313 * BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS
Michael W. Kempner, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the Broadcasting Board of
Governors for a term expiring August 13, 2015.

PN1770 * DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Donald L. Heflin, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service,
Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of
the United States of America to the Republic of Cabo Verde.

PN1919 * DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Virginia E. Palmer, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service,
Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of
the United States of America to the Republic of Malawi.

PN1937 * DEPARTMENT OF STATE
David Nathan Saperstein, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador at Large
for International Religious Freedom.

PN2097 * BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS
Leon Aron, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors for
a term expiring August 13, 2016.

December 09, 2014

PN1171 * POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
Tony Hammond, of Missouri, to be a Commissioner of the Postal Regulatory
Commission for a term expiring October 14, 2018.

PN1174 * POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
Nanci E. Langley, of Hawaii, to be a Commissioner of the Postal Regulatory
Commission for a term expiring November 22, 2018.

PN1987 * TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
Virginia Tyler Lodge, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of
the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2019.

PN1988 * TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
Ronald Anderson Walter, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of
the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2019.

PN1992 * DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Peter Michael McKinley, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service,
Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
of the United States of America to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.

PN2074 * DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Richard Rahul Verma, of Maryland, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of India.

December 08, 2014

PN1069 * DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Ellen Dudley Williams, of Maryland, to be Director of the Advanced Research
Projects Agency-Energy, Department of Energy.

PN2124 * NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
Lauren McGarity McFerran, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the
National Labor Relations Board for the term of five years expiring December 16,
2019.

PN2135 * NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Jeffery Martin Baran, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 30, 2018.

December 04, 2014

PN1073 * DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Franklin M. Orr, Jr., of California, to be Under Secretary for Science, Department
of Energy.

PN1255 * DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Joseph S. Hezir, of Virginia, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Energy.

PN1565 THE JUDICIARY
Lydia Kay Griggsby, of Maryland, to be a Judge of the United States Court of
Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years.

PN1777 THE JUDICIARY
Joseph F. Leeson, Jr., of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the
Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

PN1807 THE JUDICIARY
Gregory N. Stivers, of Kentucky, to be United States District Judge for the
Western District of Kentucky.

December 03, 2014

PN1776 THE JUDICIARY
Mark A. Kearney, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the
Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

PN1778 THE JUDICIARY
Gerald J. Pappert, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the
Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

PN1805 THE JUDICIARY
David J. Hale, of Kentucky, to be United States District Judge for the Western
District of Kentucky.

PN1978 * EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION
P. David Lopez, of Arizona, to be General Counsel of the Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission for a term of four years.

PN2028 * EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION
Charlotte A. Burrows, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2019.

December 02, 2014

PN1133 * DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Noah Bryson Mamet, of California, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Argentine Republic.

PN1150 * DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Colleen Bradley Bell, of California, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Hungary.

PN1503 * DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Nani A. Coloretti, of California, to be Deputy Secretary of Department of Housing
and Urban Development.

PN1705 * CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
Robert S. Adler, of the District of Columbia, to be a Commissioner of the Consumer
Product Safety Commission for a term of seven years from October 27, 2014.


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The Senate Just Cemented Obama's Judicial Legacy

WASHINGTON -- If there's one thing from 2014 that will define President Barack Obama's legacy after he's left the White House, it's the number of lifetime judges he put on the federal bench.

In its final act of the year, the Senate blew through a dozen U.S. district court nominees on Tuesday night. That puts Obama at a whopping 89 district court and circuit court confirmations for the year, and means he'll wrap up his sixth year in office with a grand total of 305 district court and circuit court confirmations -- a tally that puts him well beyond where his predecessors were by this point in their presidencies.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/17/obama-judicial-nominees_n_6328390.html