Article said the DEAL was:
“Some Republicans had hoped senators would stay in town to work on all 49 judicial picks who’d been ready for floor votes. But the 15 was the BEST DEAL the GOP could get.”
... means there will be 34 judicial nominees waiting for votes when the Senate returns in November for a LAME-DUCK session.
fwiw; here is a list of all open federal judicial vacancies (146 of them). There are 71 nominees pending (now 56). There are seats that have been open for several years. There are currently 75 vacancies without a nominee yet; so it is vital to retain the Senate; and get through them all this next year before the 2020 campaign season starts.
This list is not updated for the most recent 15 confirmations; but it does include the vacancy created by Brett Kavanaugh’s elevation to the USSC.
http://www.uscourts.gov/judges-judgeships/judicial-vacancies/current-judicial-vacancies
We need to make sure the Senate will maintain a Republican majority.