Author: Myj Saintyl
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Tracker: Article III federal judicial nominations by president by days in office since 2001
There were 47 vacancies out of 890 authorized federal judicial posts as of Dec. 1. Forty-six 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: By Dec. 1, 316 days in office, President Donald Trump (R) had nominated…
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State legislative session updates (next year's schedule)
As of Nov. 17, 38 state legislatures are scheduled to begin their 2026 legislative sessions in January, five are scheduled for February, one for March, and two are scheduled for April, according to the latest data from the 2026 MultiState Insider Resource. State governments across the country hold legislative sessions where elected representatives meet to…
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President Trump has appointed 17 federal judges through November 1 of his first year of his second term
President Donald Trump (R) has appointed, and the U.S. Senate has confirmed, 17 Article III federal judges through Nov. 1 of the first year of his second term. This is the second-fewest number of Article III judicial appointments through this point in any president's second term since President Bill Clinton (D). The average number of…
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Tracker: Article III federal judicial nominations by president by days in office since 2001
There were 50 vacancies out of 890 authorized federal judicial posts as of Sept. 30. Forty-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: By Sept. 30—254 days in office—President Donald Trump (R) had nominated 26 judges…
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State legislative session updates: possible special sessions
As of Sept. 8, eight state legislatures are in regular session for this year, and one state is in special session, according to the 2025 MultiState Insider Resource. California’s regular session ends on Sept. 12. North Carolina’s regular session ends on Nov. 5. Massachusetts' regular session ends on Nov. 19. The remaining five states—Michigan, New…
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Tracker: Article III federal judicial nominations by president by days in office since 2001
There were 890 authorized federal judicial posts and 49 vacancies as of Aug. 29, 2025. Forty-eight of those vacancies were for Article III judgeships. This report is limited to Article III courts, where appointees are confirmed to lifetime judgeships. In the past month: By Aug. 29, 2025—222 days in office—President Donald Trump (R) had nominated…
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Tracker: Article III federal judicial nominations by president by days in office since 2001
There were 48 vacancies out of 890 authorized federal judicial posts as of July 31, 2025. Forty-seven of those were for Article III judgeships. This report is limited to Article III courts, where appointees are confirmed to lifetime judgeships. Since June 15, 2025: By July 31, 2025—193 days in office—President Donald Trump (R) had nominated…
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Tracker: Article III federal judicial nominations by president by days in office since 2001
There were 50 vacancies out of 890 authorized federal judicial posts as of June 16, 2025. Forty-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: By June 16, 2025—148 days in office—President Donald Trump (R) had nominated…
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Tracker: Article III federal judicial nominations by president by days in office since 2001
There were 47 vacancies in the 890 authorized federal judicial posts as of May 16, 2025. Forty-six of those vacancies were for Article III judgeships. This report is limited to Article III courts, where appointees are confirmed to lifetime judgeships. By May 16, 2025—117 days in office—President Donald Trump (R) had nominated five judges to…
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Trump announces first judicial nominees
President Donald Trump (R) on May 1, 2025, announced that he would nominate Whitney Hermandorfer for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. This marks his first federal judicial nomination since taking office on January 20, 2025. During his first term, Trump issued his first nomination 11 days after he took office: Justice…