Author: Brittony Maag

  • Biden nominates five to Article III courts

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    President Joe Biden (D) announced his intent to nominate five individuals to Article III judgeships with lifetime terms on April 13: John Z. Lee, to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit Sal Mendoza, Jr., to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit Stephen Locher, to the U.S. District Court for…

  • Ballotpedia releases federal judicial vacancy count for March 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 March through April 1, 2022. Ballotpedia publishes the federal judicial vacancy count at the start of each month. HIGHLIGHTS Vacancies: There have been four new judicial vacancies since the February 2022 report. There are…

  • Biden has appointed most federal judges through April 1 of a president’s second year

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    President Joe Biden (D) has appointed and the Senate has confirmed 58 Article III federal judges through April 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 29 of President Donald Trump’s (R) appointees at this point…

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

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    Through April 1, 2022, there were 890 authorized federal judicial posts and 74 vacancies. Seventy-two 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, 12 judges have been confirmed In the past month, no judges have been nominated*…

  • Upcoming Article III Judicial Vacancies

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    According to the latest vacancy data from the U.S. Courts, there were 34 total announced upcoming vacancies for Article III judgeships. Article III judgeships refer to federal judges who serve on one of the 13 U.S. courts of appeal, 94 U.S. district courts, and on the Court of International Trade. These are lifetime appointments made…

  • SCOTUS accepts three new cases for its 2022-2023 term

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    The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) accepted three cases on March 28 for argument during its October 2022-2023 term. To date, the court has agreed to hear arguments in nine cases next term. National Pork Producers Council v. Ross concerns the constitutionality of the conditions California’s Proposition 12 imposes on pork producers nationwide…

  • SCOTUS releases April argument calendar

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    The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) on March 15 released its April argument calendar for the 2021-2022 term, scheduling 10 cases for argument. In total, the court will hear 10 hours of arguments between April 18 and April 27.  Click the links below to learn more about the cases: April 18 United States…

  • Ballotpedia releases federal judicial vacancy count for February 2022

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    In February’s federal judicial vacancy count, Ballotpedia tracked nominations, confirmations, and vacancies in Article III courts during the month of February through March 1. Ballotpedia publishes the federal judicial vacancy count at the start of each month. HIGHLIGHTS Vacancies: There have been two new judicial vacancies since the January 2022 report. There are 78 vacancies…

  • Biden has appointed most federal judges through March 1 of a president’s second year

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    President Joe Biden (D) has appointed and the Senate has confirmed 46 Article III federal judges through March 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 26 of President Donald Trump’s (R) appointees at this point…

  • 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…