NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE:

Michael P. Allen, of Florida, to be a Judge of the United States  Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims for the term of fifteen years,  vice Bruce E. Kasold, term expired.

Jeffrey Bossert Clark, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney  General, vice John Charles Cruden.

Allison H. Eid, of Colorado, to be United States Circuit Judge  for the Tenth Circuit, vice Neil M. Gorsuch, elevated.

Ralph R. Erickson, of North Dakota, to be United States Circuit  Judge for the Eighth Circuit, vice Kermit E. Bye, retired.

Dabney Langhorne Friedrich, of California, to be United States  District Judge for the District of Columbia, vice Reggie B. Walton,  retired.

Timothy J. Kelly, of the District of Columbia, to be United  States District Judge for the District of Columbia, vice Rosemary M.  Collyer, retired.

Ryan McCarthy, of Illinois, to be Under Secretary of the Army,  vice Patrick Joseph Murphy.

Trevor N. McFadden, of Virginia, to be United States District  Judge for the District of Columbia, vice Richard J. Leon, retired.

Amanda L. Meredith, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United  States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims for the term of fifteen  years, vice William A. Moorman, retired.

Stephen S. Schwartz, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United  States Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years, vice Lynn  Jeanne Bush, term expired.

Patrick M. Shanahan, of Washington, to be Deputy Secretary of  Defense, vice Robert O. Work, resigned. Joseph L. Toth, of Wisconsin, to be a Judge of the United States  Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims for the term of fifteen years,  vice Lawrence B. Hagel, retired.