Roughly 16 Democratic-appointed appellate judges eligible for a form of semi-retirement provide President Joe Biden with the most likely pool of potential circuit seats to fill before his first term ends.
Additional vacancies are vital for Biden and Senate Democrats, if they hope to match the record 54 circuit court judges confirmed under Donald Trump. The Senate confirmed 28 Biden circuit nominees in his first two years compared with a record 30 Trump appointees over the same period in his presidency.
If Biden wants to match Trump’s overall number appellate appointments “he’s going to need vacancies because you can’t start ...
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