Trump-45 v. Biden: the Federal Judicial Appointments Record

 

Federal Judicial Appointments Record

TRUMP-45           BIDEN

Supreme Court of the U.S.:           3                            1

U.S. Courts of Appeals:                54                          44

U.S. District Courts:                    174                         166

U.S. Court of Int’l Trade:             3                            2

Article I Specialty Courts:           26                          16

Article IV Territorial Courts:         1                            1

 

Total:                                          261                         230

 

Currently, it appears that Trump-45 made more federal judicial appointments of every type than Biden made. (Except for Article IV Territorial Courts—where Trump and Biden both made a single appointment.) And, at this juncture, there are 67 federal judicial vacancies to Article III courts, with 28 Biden nominees’ confirmations pending before the U.S. Senate. See <https://www.uscourts.gov/judges-judgeships/judicial-vacancies/current-judicial-vacancies>, and, <https://www.uscourts.gov/judges-judgeships/judicial-vacancies/future-judicial-vacancies>. 

The lame duck U.S. Senate and Biden, the lame duck U.S. President, might now push forward, and so it is possible that over the course of the next two months Biden’s record might improve. But even if all 28 outstanding Biden nominees are confirmed and appointed, Biden will still fail to make as many judicial appointments as Trump had made. 

(source: Wikipedia)

 

Seth Barrett Tillman, ‘Trump-45 v. Biden: the Federal Judicial Appointments Record,’ New Reform Club (Nov. 7, 2024, 6:56 AM), <https://reformclub.blogspot.com/2024/11/trump-45-v-biden-federal-judicial.html>;

 

Note: the U.S. Court of International Trade is an Article III court.