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SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE · RECEIVED SEP 28, 2026
US MARSHALIN COMMITTEE

James Richard Jackson

James Richard Jackson of Texas, nominated to be US marshal, Eastern District of Texas.

IN COMMITTEE14 days waiting so far
14DAYS WAITINGPendingFINAL VOTE
SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE · RECEIVED SEP 28, 2026
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THE PATH TO CONFIRMATION

14 days and counting

WHERE THE TIME WENT14 days waiting so far
  • IN COMMITTEE14 DAYS SO FAR
  1. ReceivedSEP 28, 2026
  2. Referred to JudiciarySAME DAYSEP 28, 2026
  3. HearingNOT YET
  4. ReportedNOT YET
  5. On the calendarNOT YET
  6. Floor voteNOT YET
  7. ConfirmedNOT YET
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT

Waiting for a hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee.

LATEST OFFICIAL ACTION · SEP 28, 2026

Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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THE VOTES

Why there’s no vote count

No votes yet

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THE POST

US marshal, Eastern District of Texas

WHAT IT DOES
Leads the U.S. Marshals Service in the Eastern District of Texas: court security, fugitive arrests and prisoner transport.
TERM
Four years.
OFFICIAL DESCRIPTION · PN1367-5

James Richard Jackson, of Texas, to be United States Marshal for the Eastern District of Texas for the term of four years, vice John M. Garrison, term expired.

THE NOMINEE

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