Posted on 11/12/2018 7:05:11 AM PST by jmaroneps37
The battle for the Senate is not over but President Donald Trump has won the war.
While it is decidedly unhappy news that the Democrats have retaken the House, the value of Republicans holding the Senate cannot be overstated.
This victory maintains Republican control of filling judgeships on the federal bench.
This gives conservatives a huge advantage in fending off the left’s efforts to destroy America by use of un-elected judges’ twisted decisions.
All remaining vacancies will be filled with conservatives; and there will be no compromises; no “working across the aisle.”
The numbers of Republican Senators, even in worst case scenarios say this.
The savagery of the left even toward Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell himself, says there will be no “You confirm my guy and I’ll confirm your guy” deals.
None!
There are currently 11 vacancies on the US Court of Appeals 111 vacancies on the U.S. District Courts, 2 vacancies on the U.S. Court of International Trade, and 20 announced federal judicial vacancies that will occur before the end of Trump's first term (4 for the Courts of Appeals and 16 for District Courts).
In the federal system these are the levels:
District Courts:
District Courts are trial courts. These trials take place in the 94 federal court districts throughout the country.
Bankruptcy Courts, International Trade and Federal Claims cases are heard here.
Courts of Appeals:
The Court of Appeals consists of 12 regional circuit courts, and one for the “Federal Circuit,” that were established by Congress to relieve some of the caseload of the Supreme Court by hearing cases that are appealed from the 94 district courts.
There are nine states in the ninth circuit and one in the DC circuit.
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals is authorized 29 judgeships.
As of September 6, 2018 there are 6 vacancies in the Ninth Circuit.
There are 23 “active” judges on this Circuit with 16 appointed by either Bill Clinton or Barrack Obama and 7 appointed by George W. Bush or Donald Trump.
When Mitch McConnell Fills the 6 remaining openings, the balance will still be 16 to 13 in favor of the left; but given workload considerations the number of cases the left will not be able to pervert with fake decisions will doubtlessly increase.
There are no US Supreme Court vacancies.
So far in their almost two year collaboration President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell have confirmed 84 federal judges.
Most of the judges the Republican held Senate has confirmed are in their 40s or early 50s so the odds are that many will be active for twenty years or more.
This is a very frightening thought for the left; but they have themselves, Barrack Obama and Chuck Schumer to blame for the coming problems with the courts.
Barrack Obama loved being president, but he had little inclination toward doing the day in day out duties of being the president.
He was always just a means to regain power for the Democrats; a pet held up for show.
Because of this glaring fault Obama didn’t bother himself with appointing federal judges – after all that could be left to the Hillary Clinton Administration who could do it so much better.
As to Chuck Schumer, while he and other Senate Democrats were distracting themselves with the fake Russia Russia Russia “investigation” McConnell was quietly going about the business of expanding conservative control of the federal courts.
Schumer should have sounded the alarm about filling judges “just in case” but, “Hey it will be such fun to do it with Hillary Clinton,” became his position.
Since he has already said he will restart the confirmation process next week, look for McConnell to go full speed ahead and fill the remaining vacancies very quickly.
He can lose Flake and break ties with Vice President Mike Pence becoming a virtual member of the Senate majority if need be, but the confirmation process will be full speed ahead.
The 9th Circuit needs dismantled into 2 separate courts.
DO IT NOW !!!
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee today approved by a vote of 16-5 the Court Imbalance Restructure Concerning Updates to Impacted Tribunals (CIRCUIT) Act of 2018, H.R. 6754. This bill, authored by Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), modifies the structure of the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
The federal courts of appeal have regularly expanded in number and split in response to new states and territories being added to the Union as well as population growth. There are currently 12 regional circuits in addition to the Federal Circuit. The Ninth Circuit is the largest circuit in caseload, population, and geography.
The CIRCUIT Act would implement the 1998 White Commission’s recommendation to create three regional divisions within the Ninth Circuit in order to improve judicial efficiency. The divisions would include a Northern Division, comprised of Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington, a Middle Division comprised of the existing Northern and Eastern Districts of California, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada, and the Northern Marianas, a Southern Division comprised of Arizona and the existing Central and Southern Districts of California, and a Circuit Division which would hear certain cases including where two or more Divisions have reached final decisions of law that conflict.
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Subcommittee Chairman Issa praised today’s approval of the CIRCUIT Act in the statements below.
Chairman Goodlatte: “For the past several decades, the size of the Ninth Circuit has continued to grow far in excess of other circuits. Twenty percent of the U.S. population now resides in this circuit with nine states and two territories, making it twice the size of any other circuit. The geographic breadth and workload of the Ninth Circuit makes it challenging for parties and their counsel to have timely court dates in their region.
“The CIRCUIT Act does not include an outright split of the Ninth Circuit but instead creates regional divisions in an effort to ensure our federal judiciary is functioning in the fairest and most efficient manner for the citizens it serves. I thank Subcommittee Chairman Issa for introducing this legislation and am pleased the Committee has passed it today.”
Subcommittee Chairman Issa: “Currently, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals is the largest of the 13 federal appellate courts and, on average, hears about a quarter of the nation’s cases brought before the appellate courts in a given year. For years, many have called for this court to be divided, but there remains widespread disagreement on how those divisions should be made. The CIRCUIT Act is a step toward making this needed change. By dividing the Ninth Circuit into regional divisions that effectively function as individual appellate courts, we open the door to determining whether a circuit split would be feasible while, at the same time, preserve the current Ninth Circuit as a single appellate court.”
We sure think so!
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