Author: Brittony Maag
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Ballotpedia releases federal judicial vacancy count for December 2021
In this month’s federal judicial vacancy count, Ballotpedia tracked nominations, confirmations, and vacancies in Article III courts during the month of December through Jan. 1, 2022. Ballotpedia publishes the federal judicial vacancy count at the start of each month. HIGHLIGHTS Vacancies: There have been nine new judicial vacancies since the November 2021 report. There are…
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Biden has appointed second-most federal judges through Jan. 1 of a president’s second year in office
President Joe Biden (D) has appointed and the Senate has confirmed 40 Article III federal judges through Jan. 1 of his second year in office. This number is the second-most Article III judicial appointments through this point in all presidencies since President Ronald Reagan (R). The Senate had confirmed 19 of President Donald Trump’s (R)…
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President Biden announces two circuit court nominees
President Joe Biden (D) announced his intent to nominate two individuals to federal circuit courts on Dec. 23: Nancy Gbana Abudu, to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit J. Michelle Childs, to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit To date, Biden has nominated 73 individuals to Article…
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U.S. Senate confirms nine Article III nominees, two Article I nominees to judgeships
The U.S. Senate confirmed nine of President Joe Biden’s (D) Article III judicial nominees and two of his Article I nominees in votes held on Dec. 17 and 18. The Article III nominees confirmed to lifetime judgeships include: Jane M. Beckering, to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan Mary Katherine Dimke,…
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Biden announces nine nominees to Article III courts; three to D.C. local courts
President Joe Biden (D) announced his intent to nominate nine individuals to Article III judgeships with lifetime terms on Dec. 15: Jessica Clarke, to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Sherilyn Garnett, to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California Hector Gonzalez, to the U.S. District Court…
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SCOTUS issues two opinions on Dec. 10
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) issued opinions on Dec. 10 in two cases concerning Texas Senate Bill 8 (S.B. 8). To date, the court has issued decisions in five cases during the 2021-2022 term. Two of those cases were decided without argument. United States v. Texas concerned whether the federal government had…
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SCOTUS continues in-person arguments in January and February
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) announced on Dec. 6 that it will continue hearing oral arguments in person for its January and February sittings. The court began hearing in-person arguments at the beginning of its 2021-2022 term in October, after hearing arguments via teleconference for the entirety of its 2020-2021 term in…
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11 apply for vacant Tennessee Supreme Court seat
The Tennessee courts administration announced on Nov. 19 that 11 individuals applied to fill the vacant seat on the Tennessee Supreme Court. The seat became vacant on Sept. 24 when former Justice Cornelia Clark passed away from cancer. The Governor’s Council for Judicial Appointments will hold a public hearing on Dec. 8 and Dec. 9…
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SCOTUS releases January argument calendar
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) on Nov. 17 released the January argument calendar for the 2021-2022 term, scheduling eight cases for argument. The court will hear eight hours of oral argument between Jan. 10 and 19. Click the links below to learn more about the cases: Jan. 10 Gallardo v. Marstiller concerns…
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Biden announces two new federal judicial nominees
President Joe Biden (D) announced his intent to nominate two individuals to lifetime Article III judgeships on Nov. 17. With the addition of these two, Biden has nominated a total of 62 individuals to Article III judgeships since the start of his term. To date, 28 of Biden’s nominees have been confirmed by the U.S.…