How many judges does linda have lined up for the turtle?
“How many judges does linda have lined up for the turtle?”
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I agree with Cotton that both McConnell and Graham can do far, far better on the federal judge front. Last week the Senate voted on and confirmed ZERO District Court nominees. The week preceding that the Senate voted on and confirmed ZERO District Court nominees. Earlier in September the Senate returned from a six week summer recess and confirmed the six judges that Connor mentioned. And now they’re on yet another recess for two weeks.
When Trump assumed office there were 86 vacant District Court judgeships. You know, the District Judgeships which sabotage President Trump when they’re occupied by an agenda-driven ‘RAT appointee. The number of vacancies has increased and there are now 97 vacant District Court judgeships.
There are 71 of Trump’s Judicial nominees pending confirmation in the Senate (of which 51 are pending in Lindsey Graham’s Judiciary Committee). This is INEXCUSABLE! Graham needs to no longer allow the DemocRATS to use the Blue Slip process to stop consideration of Trump’s nominees. And McConnell needs to schedule confirmation votes on nominees quicker after they’re out of the Judiciary Committee
Further reason tos expedite confirmations is 2020 election year and possible shutdowns.
In addition to the announced 8 nominations are old 80 yr old GOP confirmed ckt judges needed to be pushed to senior status. Such as 4th (two 80 and 77), 7th ( 3 over 80), 8th (1 around 80), 9th (1 in upper 70’s), and 11th ( even tho only 73 this is another flippable ckt).
Old RAT ckt trash ready to move on are 2 in 4th, 2 in 10th, a bunch mid 70’s in 9th. 4th, 10th, and 9th can also be flipped if some of these depart in 2020 as well.
Bottom line high priority needs to be put on judges NOW!!!!