Is this accurate?
Total Vacancies:131
Total Nominees Pending:60
https://www.uscourts.gov/judges-judgeships/judicial-vacancies/current-judicial-vacancies
Always important to look at the voting.
Seven District Judges....
Only one - Corey L. Maze - received significant opposition from the Democrats - 34 “NO” votes.
The other six got between 20-40 Democrat “YES” votes.
Since those six judges were all nominated for relatively Conservative states (OH-VA-FL-GA-AL), that level of Democrat support is very discouraging news.
A friend of mine was confirmed this week for Virginia, Rossie Alston. He has been on the state court of appeals for years and has been solid on criminal law matters. He replaces a Clinton semi lefty so he should be a big improvement.
Judge who said being transgender is a ‘delusion’ nearing confirmation
Democratic senators and LGBT advocates have voiced concerns over one of Trump’s most controversial nominees
Democratic senators and LGBT advocates want to stop the confirmation of one of President Donald Trump’s most controversial judicial nominees this week, but the fight underscores just how powerless they are to do so without help from Republicans.
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell scheduled floor votes starting Tuesday afternoon for a slate of appointments including Matthew Kacsmaryk to be a judge for the Northern District of Texas. The Kentucky Republican has used a 53-47 majority and streamlined floor rules to quickly confirm 34 judicial nominees this year.