The White House dispatched a sweeping roster of judicial, diplomatic, and agency nominations to the United States Senate, reshaping leadership across federal courts, overseas embassies, and regulatory commissions.
Among the judicial selections, the administration tapped Philip Lawrence Aubart to serve as a United States District Judge for the Middle District of North Carolina, stepping into the vacancy left by the retiring William Lindsay Osteen, Jr. Gregory Todd Butler of Mississippi received the nod for the United States Circuit Judge position for the Fifth Circuit, replacing the retiring Leslie Southwick.
Additional judicial nominees include Joseph Patrick Falvey for the Northern District of Indiana, succeeding the retiring Philip P. Simon, and Eric James Hamilton for the District of Nebraska, filling the seat vacated by the retiring Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. Brian S. Meyers rounds out the federal bench nominations for the Eastern District of North Carolina, slated to succeed Terrence W. Boyle.
For the District of Columbia courts, Fernando Campoamor-Sanchez, Roman Marian Chaban, and Eric Sebastian Glover were nominated as Associate Judges of the Superior Court for 15-year terms. They are set to succeed Peter Arno Krauthamer, Jennifer M. Anderson, and Anita M. Josey, respectively.
Diplomatic posts also changed. Natalie Baker, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service holding the class of Minister-Counselor, was nominated to serve as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Jeffrey Colyer of Kansas was tapped for the United Arab Emirates, while Benita Gunn of Maryland was selected for the Republic of Burundi.
Cynthia Kierscht of Minnesota, another career Senior Foreign Service Minister-Counselor, is slated to head the diplomatic mission to the Republic of Senegal, while also serving concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Republic of Guinea-Bissau. Ian McCary of Virginia was named for the Republic of Mali, and Christy McCormick of California was chosen for the Republic of North Macedonia.
In the regulatory and executive agency sphere, Toby Deen of Colorado was nominated to be Assistant Secretary of Energy for Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy, succeeding Kyle Haustveit. Arthur Kleinschmidt of Virginia was picked for Assistant Attorney General, replacing Amy Lefkowitz Solomon, who resigned.
Gary Lawkowski of Virginia was nominated as General Counsel of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence following John Dever’s resignation, and Michael LoSapio of New Jersey was selected to direct the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency at the Department of Homeland Security, taking over the role previously held by Jen Easterly.
Arthur Miller of the District of Columbia was nominated as Assistant Secretary of the Navy, replacing R. Russell Rumbaugh. Christopher Mufarrige of Texas was named a Federal Trade Commissioner for a term spanning seven years from September 26, 2026, stepping in for Alvaro M. Bedoya after his term expired.
Loren Smith, Jr. of Virginia was selected as Assistant Secretary of Transportation, succeeding Christopher A. Coes. Matthew Zandi of California was nominated as a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for a term extending to July 1, 2031, replacing Jocelyn Samuels.
Alongside these appointments, the administration officially withdrew the nomination of David MacNeil of Florida. MacNeil had previously been sent to the Senate on January 13, 2026, to serve as a Federal Trade Commissioner for a term beginning September 26, 2025, succeeding Melissa Holyoak, which was sent to the Senate on January 13, 2026.
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