Posted on 05/02/2025 2:10:37 PM PDT by george76
President Donald Trump announced late on Thursday his first judicial nomination since returning to the White House as he moved to appoint a lawyer serving under Tennessee's Republican attorney general to a seat on a federal appeals court.
Trump .. is nominating Whitney Hermandorfer, who has clerked for three members of the U.S. Supreme Court's conservative majority, to fill a vacancy on the Cincinnati-based 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Whitney is a Fighter who will inspire confidence in our Legal System," Trump wrote ..
The nomination was the first of what is expected to be more than 100 nominations Trump could make over the next four years to the federal courts, helping further put his conservative stamp on a judiciary that to his frustration has stymied key parts of his immigration and cost-cutting agenda.
Trump made 234 judicial appointments during his first term in office, including three members of the U.S. Supreme Court's 6-3 conservative majority.
As a member of Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti's office, Hermandorfer defended the state's near-total ban on abortion and challenged a Biden-era rule barring discrimination by schools and colleges against transgender students.
If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Hermandorfer would fill a seat on the 6th Circuit currently held by U.S. Circuit Judge Jane Branstetter Stranch, an appointee of .. Barack Obama who last year notified Biden she planned to take senior status upon the confirmation of her successor.
Senior status is a form of semi-retirement for judges. Presidents may name new full-time judges to fill those judges' seats.
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Biden ultimately secured the confirmation of 235 judicial nominees, one more than Trump during his first term.
(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...
Why such a late start?
Busy with other stuff? Plus I doubt any of Biden’s vetting people were invited to keep the gig
1st 100 days dealt with the most important agenda. You must give Trump credit for moving quickly through that.
On Judges? He will act quickly as the positions become vacant. But I look for some culling of judges that will not uphold our law. Charges have already been filed on one who clearly broke Federal Law.
I’m sure he has a list of Judges and Prosecutors who broke the law trying to keep him out of office. Those things have moved slowly.
More important is to undo Slo Joe’s damage to our courts, by whatever methods can legal accomplish restoring our legal system.
Why such a late start?
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He has been playing golf and relaxing every day.
>>>Why such a late start?
Priorities like border, cabinet, DOGE, etc
At the start of Trump- 47, on January 20, 2025, there were 45 federal judicial vacancies—all were Article III vacancies.
There are now 60 federal judicial vacancies, including: 59 Article III positions, and one Article I position ..
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No women!
No pooftahs!
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Why such a late start?
Busy with other things that he felt was a priority and maybe vetting nominees better. The Heritage society sneakily pushed in some leftists last time.
I think coming in strong on the border before the left knew what was happening was about the most important thing he could do. If he had been slower on border actions, federal judges would have stopped most of his policies. As it is, they are working to block what works on the border.
Now, Trump can work on filling judicial vacancies and things on his list.
Senior status is a form of semi-retirement for judges.
Find every elected judge who got money from Soros and RICO them. Then find every federal judge who has a family member who is a left wing activist and force them to recuse. It’s a conflict of interest.
Subjective emotions v. Objective justice.
Why such a late start?
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He has been playing golf and relaxing every day.
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Sarcasm?
Yes. Ha Ha Ha
No. Are you bucking to be the next class president of Free Republic’s very own Trump Derangement Syndrome Academy?
Totally agree.
She was born June 16, 1987, went to Princeton University, and has a law degree from George Washington University Law School.
You guess what I meant all you want.
You TDS types....
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We hear too many people criticizing or second guessing President Trump for not doing more when he’s been doing a remarkable job in such a short time.
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