Tag: Article III federal judges
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Tracker: Article III federal judicial nominations by president by days in office since 2001
There were 59 vacancies in the 890 authorized federal judicial posts as of January 31, 2024. Fifty-eight of those were for Article III judgeships. This report is limited to Article III courts, where appointees are confirmed to lifetime judgeships. From December 14, 2023, to January 31, 2024: By January 31, 2024—1,107 days in office—President Joe…
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Tracker: Article III federal judicial nominations by president by days in office since 2001
As of December 13, 2023, there were 64 vacancies in the 890 authorized federal judicial posts. Sixty-three of those vacancies were for Article III judgeships. This report is limited to Article III courts, where appointees are confirmed to lifetime judgeships. From November 13 through December 13, 2023: By December 13, 2023—1,058 days in office—President Joe…
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Biden has successfully appointed 159 federal judges through December 1 of his third year
President Joe Biden (D) has appointed and the Senate has confirmed 159 Article III federal judges through December 1, 2023, his third year in office. The Senate had confirmed 164 of President Donald Trump’s (R) appointees at this point in his term. The average number of federal judges appointed by previous presidents through December 1…
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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 64 vacancies as of November 15, 2023. Sixty-three of those were for Article III judgeships. This report is limited to Article III courts, where appointees are confirmed to lifetime judgeships. From October 16 to November 15, 2023: By November 13, 2023, 1,028 days in office, President Joe…
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Biden has successfully appointed 148 federal judges through November 1 of his third year
President Joe Biden (D) has appointed and the U.S. Senate has confirmed 148 Article III federal judges through November 1, 2023, his third year in office. This is the fourth-most Article III judicial appointments through this point in all presidencies since President Ronald Reagan (R). The Senate had confirmed 157 of President Donald Trump’s (R)…
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147 of Biden’s federal judicial appointments confirmed by U.S. Senate
President Joe Biden (D) had appointed and the U.S. Senate had confirmed 143 Article III federal judges through October 1 of his third year in office. This is the fourth-most Article III judicial appointments through this point in all presidencies since President Ronald Reagan (R). Four additional Biden nominees were confirmed between October 1 and…
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Tracker: Article III federal judicial nominations by president by days in office since 2001
Through September 24, 2023, there were 890 authorized federal judicial posts and 69 vacancies. All of those vacancies were for Article III judgeships. This report is limited to Article III courts, where appointees are confirmed to lifetime judgeships. From August 1 through September 24: By September 24, 978 days in office, President Joe Biden (D)…
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Tracker: Article III federal judicial nominations by president by days in office since 2001
Through July 13, there were 890 authorized federal judicial posts and 71 vacancies. Seventy of those were for Article III judgeships. This report is limited to Article III courts, where appointees are confirmed to lifetime judgeships. By July 1, 893 days in office, President Joe Biden (D) had nominated 166 judges to Article III judgeships.…
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Upcoming Article III judicial vacancies
There were 22 total announced upcoming vacancies for Article III judgeships as of July 5, 2023, according to the latest vacancy data from the U.S. Courts. Article III judgeships refer to federal judges who serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of International Trade, or one of the 13 U.S. courts of appeal…
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Biden administration has the highest number of Article III judicial nominees with well-qualified ABA ratings in the last 30 years
President Joe Biden’s (D) administration has had the highest number of Article III judicial nominees with Well Qualified ABA ratings in the last 30 years with 165. President Donald Trump (R) had the most Qualified judicial nominees with 79. He also had the most Not Qualified nominees with 6. Including renominations, the number of Well…