By MAY 24, 2014, OBAMA-44 (starting on January 20, 2013) had 84 nominees to Article III judicial posts confirmed by the U.S. Senate. This included 2 appointments to the Court of International Trade.
By MAY 24, 2022, BIDEN-46 (starting January 20, 2021) had 64 nominees to Article III judicial posts confirmed by the U.S. Senate. This included one U.S. Supreme Court post.
By MAY 24, 2018, TRUMP-45 (starting January 20, 2017) had 39 nominees to Article III judicial posts confirmed by the U.S. Senate. This included one U.S. Supreme Court Justice.
As of MAY 24, 2026, Trump-47 (starting January 20, 2025) has had 41 nominees to Article III judicial posts confirmed by the U.S. Senate.
SUMMARY: From inauguration (January 20) through a year after inauguration and the following May 24:
OBAMA-44 (84) > BIDEN-46 (64) > TRUMP-45 (39) > TRUMP-47 (39)
TRUMP-47 is still well behind BIDEN-46. [39/64=61% or F]
At the start of Trump-47, on January 20, 2025, there were 45 federal judicial vacancies—all were Article III vacancies.
There are now 44 federal judicial vacancies, including: 44 Article III positions.
There are 874 authorized Article III federal judicial positions (including the Court of International Trade, and including Article I/IV district courts in the territories), with 44 vacancies, amounting to a circa 5% vacancy rate.
There are currently FIVE vacancies across all federal appellate courts. As of today, MAY 24, 2026, there are nominees for each vacancy.
MAY 24, 2026: Vacancies Trump-47 Nominations* Senate Confirmed
US Supreme Court -- 0 0 0
US Federal Circuit Courts -- 5 5 6
US Federal District Courts -- 38 10 32
US Court of Int’l Trade (Art III) 1 1 0
Article I Courts -- 0 0 1
Total -- 44 16 39
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 from time to time) (Jan. 29, 2025, 3:14 AM), <https://reformclub.blogspot.com/2025/01/trump-47-judicial-vacancies-and.html>;
*“Nominations” refers to nominations awaiting Senate committee action or action before the full Senate. Posts listed in the “Senate Confirmed” column are not included among “Vacancies” or “Trump-47 Nominations”. Nominations which are announced to the public, but not yet submitted to the Senate are not included in the chart above.
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