Year: 2022

  • Robe & Gavel: Federal Judicial Vacancy Count released for February 1

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    Welcome to the Feb. 7 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S. Much of the country may be experiencing a cold winter, but the pages inside our newsletter are hot this week with lively judicial activity, including a big…

  • Special election to be held for Connecticut House District 5 on March 1

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    The special general election for the District 5 seat in the Connecticut House of Representatives is on March 1. Maryam Khan (D), Charles Jackson (R, Independent Party), Dean Jones (independent), and Lawrence Jaggon (independent) are competing in the special election. The deadline for parties to nominate candidates passed on Jan. 24. The write-in candidate filing…

  • 694 candidates completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021

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    Welcome to the Monday, February 7, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: 694 candidates completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey in 2021 Race spotlight: Texas' 15th Congressional District Republican primary  A look at tomorrow’s elections 694 candidates completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021 Since 2018,…

  • Petitions to recall Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón approved for circulation

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    Our weekly summary of state & local news highlights a recall effort against LA County DA George Gascón and redistricting updates. Read all about it in this week’s edition of the State & Local Tap. All good things must come to an end. Ballotpedia will be retiring the State and Local Tap after the Feb.…

  • Hawaii, New York enact new congressional district maps; Pennsylvania Supreme Court assumes control over redistricting

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    Our weekly summary of federal news highlights redistricting updates in Hawaii, New York, and Pennsylvania, and the FDA approving the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. Read all about it in this week’s edition of the Federal Tap. All good things must come to an end. Ballotpedia will be retiring the Federal Tap after the Feb. 19th issue. …

  • Elections to be held March 1 in Montpelier, Vt.

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    Nonpartisan elections for the mayor and four of the six city council seats in Montpelier, Vt. are scheduled for March 1. The candidate filing deadline passed on Jan. 24. Anne Watson and Stephen Whitaker are competing in the mayoral race. Dona Bate is running unopposed in District 1, and Conor Casey is running unopposed in…

  • Federal judicial nomination, confirmations in first week of February

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    The U.S. Senate confirmed three of President Joe Biden’s (D) federal judicial nominees on Feb. 1 to lifetime Article III judgeships on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio: Bridget Brennan, by a vote of 61-35. David A. Ruiz, by a  vote of 62-35. Charles Fleming, by a vote of 56-42. Biden…

  • Monthly tracker: Article III federal judicial nominations by president by days in office since 2001

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    As of Feb. 1, 2022, there were 890 authorized federal judicial posts and 81 vacancies. Seventy-nine of those were for Article III judgeships. This report is limited to Article III courts, where appointees are confirmed to lifetime judgeships. In the past month, five judges have been confirmed In the past month, eight judges have been…

  • Ballotpedia releases federal judicial vacancy count for January 2022

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    In this month’s federal judicial vacancy count, Ballotpedia tracked nominations, confirmations, and vacancies in Article III courts during the month of January through Feb. 1, 2022. Ballotpedia publishes the federal judicial vacancy count at the start of each month. HIGHLIGHTS Vacancies: There have been five new judicial vacancies since the December 2021 report. There are…

  • Biden has appointed most federal judges through Feb. 1 of a president's second year

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    President Joe Biden (D) has appointed and the Senate has confirmed 45 Article III federal judges through Feb. 1 of his second year in office. This is the most Article III judicial appointments through this point in all presidencies since 1981. The Senate had confirmed 24 of President Donald Trump’s (R) appointees at this point…