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SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE · RECEIVED SEP 14, 2026
JUDGEHEARING HELD

Robert E. Long, Jr.

Robert E. Long, Jr. of Florida, nominated to be District judge, Middle District of Florida.

HEARING HELD25 days waiting so far
25DAYS WAITINGPendingFINAL VOTE
SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE · RECEIVED SEP 14, 2026
Should the Senate confirm?
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, Middle District of Florida

WHAT IT DOES
Tries federal cases in the Middle District of Florida. Its decisions can be appealed to the Eleventh Circuit.
TERM
Life. Article III judges serve “during good behavior.”
SEAT
Fills the vacancy left by Judge Timothy J. Corrigan, who retired (vacant since Nov 2, 2024).
OFFICIAL DESCRIPTION · PN1272-7

Robert E. Long, Jr., of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida, vice Timothy J. Corrigan, retired.

THE NOMINEE

Long is an appellate judge on the Florida First District Court of Appeal, a post held since 2020. Long previously served as a trial judge in Florida's Second Judicial Circuit and earned a J.D. from the University of Florida in 2008.

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