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SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE · RECEIVED SEP 14, 2026
JUDGEHEARING HELD

Peter M. Mansfield

Peter M. Mansfield of Louisiana, nominated to be District judge, Eastern District of Louisiana.

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, Eastern District of Louisiana

WHAT IT DOES
Tries federal cases in the Eastern District of Louisiana. Its decisions can be appealed to the Fifth Circuit.
TERM
Life. Article III judges serve “during good behavior.”
SEAT
Fills the vacancy left by Judge Lance M. Africk, who retired (vacant since Oct 1, 2024).
OFFICIAL DESCRIPTION · PN1272-8

Peter M. Mansfield, of Louisiana, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana, vice Lance M. Africk, retired.

THE NOMINEE

Mansfield is Civil Division Chief at the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana, a position held since 2013. Mansfield was an associate attorney at Adams & Reese and earned a J.D. from Ave Maria School of Law in 2003.

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