A Letter to AG Paxton and Others

Attn: Ken Paxton, Attorney General of Texas

Dear AG Paxton,

I am a U.S. citizen living abroad. I teach law in a foreign law school. I grew up in New York, and I have practiced law in the District of Columbia and Delaware.

The U.S. State with the greatest number of federal judicial vacancies is Texas—with TEN federal district court vacancies. Texas has TEN Article III vacancies. The rest of the country has collectively 50 vacancies. 1-in-6 of the vacancies are in Texas! As of October 21, 2025, there have been no nominations to ANY of the TEN Article III vacancies in Texas. Texas voted for Trump in 2016, 2020, and 2024. Texas has continuously sent two Republicans to the U.S. Senate. And Texas’ U.S. House delegation strongly leans majority Republican: circa 2-to-1.

I have written both Texas’ two U.S. senators on this issue. I would think that your office and your Texas constituents should raise (if not press) this issue with the administration.

Sincerely,

Seth

Seth Barrett Tillman, ‘A Letter to AG Paxton and Others,’ New Reform Club (Oct. 22, 2025, 4:02 AM), <https://reformclub.blogspot.com/2025/10/a-letter-to-ag-paxton-and-others.html>;