Posted on 11/21/2020 2:55:02 AM PST by cotton1706
This will be a weekly post.
Count is now 227 judges confirmed.
3 Trade Court judges
168 District Court judges
53 Circuit Court judges
3 Supreme Court justices
On Wednesday the Senate Judiciary Committee held hearings on several judges, including Thomas Kirsch to fill Amy Coney Barrett's vacant 7th Circuit seat.
Democrats are VERY upset that the Senate keeps confirming judges, even in a lame duck session. Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey's reaction to the President nominating Puerto Rican conservative Raul Arias to the 1st Circuit vacancy was delicious.
If confirmed, Kirsch and Arias will be President Trump's 54th and 55th Circuit confirmations in less than four years. Obama had 55 in EIGHT years.
Another 7th Circuit vacancy will occur on November 30th. If Trump gets a nominee confirmed for that one, he will match Jimmy Carter's record of 56 Circuit confirmations in one term (the Congress created a slew of new judgeships during his term).
the Senate is on Thanksgiving recess next week so no confirmations.
Encouraging. Thanks for the report.
And remember Jimmy Carter appointed Stephen Breyer to the Circuit Court after Carter lost his election. In December of his lame duck session.
Trump’s greatest legacy.
United States district courts # Judge Court Age Nomination date Confirmation date Confirmation vote 165 Kristi Haskins Johnson * SD Mississippi 40 May 4, 2020 November 17, 2020 53–43 166 Benjamin J. Beaton * WD Kentucky 39 September 8, 2020 November 17, 2020 52–44 167 Toby Crouse * D. Kansas 45 May 21, 2020 November 17, 2020 50–43 168 Kathryn Kimball Mizelle * MD Florida 33 September 8, 2020 November 18, 2020 49–41 United States Court of International Trade 3 Stephen Vaden * 38 October 17, 2019 November 18, 2020 49–43
* denotes Federalist Society member
The possibilities of savoring Leftist dismay are glorious to imagine.
That was a tremendous haul of Federalist Society members & they were quite unpopular with the Left. Nice & young too.
Good!
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