Democrats Look to Strike Deal With Republicans on Judicial Picks

Democrats hope to strike a deal with Republicans to confirm a package of judicial nominees after the election amid a narrow window to clear a backlog of President Joe Biden’s picks.

Senate Judiciary Chair Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) told Bloomberg Law on Wednesday that Democrats “offered that to the Republicans during the Trump administration, and I hope they’ll offer us the same.” Republicans controlled the Senate all four years of Donald Trump’s term.

Agreement on packages of judicial nominees were more common before the confirmation process became more partisan during the Trump and Biden eras.

The strategy is part of a ...