His nomination was returned to the President on December 17, 2011, pursuant to the rules of the Senate.
Under Senate rules, unconfirmed nominations are returned to the President unless there is unanimous consent to carry them over to next year's session.
His nomination was returned by the Senate on August 5, 2010.
Her nomination was returned to President Barack Obama on December 17, 2011.
It is not clear whether the nomination will be returned to the Judiciary Committee.
However, his nomination was returned to the President on December 24, 2009.
After a number of months, his and other nominations were returned with criticism of the organization.
The nomination may then be approved, rejected or returned to the committee.
Ultimately, White's nomination was returned to the White House when Clinton's presidency ended.
The nomination was not acted upon by the 110th Congress and was thus returned.