Mitch McConnell Gets 13 More Trump Judges Approved Before August Break
"While Democrats are holding debates for 2020 and the media is completely distracted, Mitch McConnell has been very busy.
Everyone in Washington is preparing to take the month of August off, but in a final act of business in the Senate, Mitch McConnell just got 13 more Trump judges approved.
Amazing".
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List of federal judges appointed by Donald Trump (Wikipedia)
As of August 1, 2019, the United States Senate has confirmed 146 Article III judges nominated by President Trump, including 2 Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, 43 judges for the United States Courts of Appeals, 99 judges for the United States District Courts, and 2 judges for the United States Court of International Trade.[2] There are currently 35 nominations to Article III courts awaiting Senate action, including 1 for the Courts of Appeals and 34 for the District Courts.[3] There are currently 4 vacancies on the U.S. Courts of Appeals, 97 vacancies on the U.S. District Courts, 2 vacancies on the U.S. Court of International Trade,[3] and 9 announced federal judicial vacancies that will occur before the end of Trump's first term (1 for the Courts of Appeals and 8 for District Courts).[4] Trump has not made any recess appointments to the federal courts.
In terms of Article I courts, as of August 1, 2019, the Senate has confirmed 12 judges nominated by Trump, including 2 for the United States Court of Federal Claims, 4 for the United States Tax Court, 4 for the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, 1 for the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, and 1 for the United States Court of Military Commission Review. There are currently 6 nominations to Article I courts awaiting Senate action, including 4 for the United States Court of Federal Claims and 2 for the Tax Court. There are currently 9 vacancies on the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 2 on the U.S. Tax Court, 0 on the on the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, 0 on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Services, and 0 on the U.S. Court of Military Commission Review. Trump designated Susan G. Braden and Margaret M. Sweeney as chief judges of the Court of Federal Claims.
Two Supreme Court Justices
Donald Trump with Neil Gorsuch
The Kavanaugh family and Donald Trump
