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SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE · RECEIVED SEP 14, 2026
JUDGEHEARING HELD

Jesus A. Osete

Jesus A. Osete of Missouri, nominated to be District judge, Western District of Missouri.

HEARING HELD25 days waiting so far
25DAYS WAITINGPendingFINAL VOTE
SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE · RECEIVED SEP 14, 2026
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THE PATH TO CONFIRMATION

25 days and counting

WHERE THE TIME WENT25 days waiting so far
  • IN COMMITTEE25 DAYS SO FAR
  1. ReceivedSEP 14, 2026
  2. Referred to JudiciarySAME DAYSEP 14, 2026
  3. Hearing+16 DAYSSEP 30, 2026
  4. ReportedNOT YET
  5. On the calendarNOT YET
  6. ClotureNOT YET
  7. ConfirmedNOT YET
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT

Waiting for the Senate Judiciary Committee to vote. If it reports the nomination, it goes to the Executive Calendar.

LATEST OFFICIAL ACTION · SEP 30, 2026

Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.

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THE VOTES

Why there’s no vote count

No votes yet

Judges and cabinet secretaries get individual votes: a cloture vote to end debate, then the confirmation vote.

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THE POST

District judge, Western District of Missouri

WHAT IT DOES
Tries federal cases in the Western District of Missouri. Its decisions can be appealed to the Eighth Circuit.
TERM
Life. Article III judges serve “during good behavior.”
SEAT
Fills the vacancy left by Judge David Gregory Kays (vacant since May 11, 2027).
OFFICIAL DESCRIPTION · PN1272-10

Jesus A. Osete, of Missouri, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri, vice David Gregory Kays, retiring.

THE NOMINEE

Osete is principal deputy assistant attorney general for civil rights at the United States Department of Justice, a role held since 2025. Osete previously served as Missouri Secretary of State's general counsel and earned a J.D. from Washington University School of Law in 2016.

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