At the start of Trump-47, on January 20, 2025, there were 45 federal judicial vacancies—all were Article III vacancies.
There are now 61 federal judicial vacancies, including: 60 Article III positions, and one Article I position (United States District Court for the District of the Virgin Islands).
There are 874 authorized Article III federal judicial positions (including the Court of International Trade, and also Article I federal district courts in the territories), with 61 vacancies, amounting to a 7% vacancy rate.
There are currently SIX vacancies across five federal appellate courts: 1st Circuit, 3d Circuit (TWO vacancies), 6th Circuit, 7th Circuit, and 9th Circuit.
The State with the greatest number of federal judicial vacancies is TEXAS: 8 vacancies.
To date, Trump-47 has sent FIVE nomination(s) to the U.S. Senate to fill vacant federal judicial positions. This includes ONE nomination to the Sixth Circuit, and FOUR nominations to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.
May 15, 2025 vacancies May 15, 2025 Trump-47 nominations
US Supreme Court -- 0 0
US Federal Circuit Courts -- 6 1
US Federal District Courts -- 54 4
Article I Courts -- 1* 0
Total -- 61 5
Vacancies include current and future vacancies as reported: current, <https://www.uscourts.gov/data-news/judicial-vacancies/current-judicial-vacancies>, and future <https://www.uscourts.gov/data-news/judicial-vacancies/future-judicial-vacancies>.
Seth Barrett Tillman, ‘Trump-47 Judicial Vacancies and Trump-47 Judicial Nominations,’ New Reform Club (UPDATED: May 15, 2025) (Jan. 29, 2025, 3:14 AM), <https://reformclub.blogspot.com/2025/01/trump-47-judicial-vacancies-and.html>;
Tuesday, April 29, 2025 will be the 100th day of the Trump-47 administration.
Welcome National Review and Instapundit readers! Seth
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