Tag: Article III federal judges
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Biden nominates five to Article III courts on April 27
President Joe Biden (D) announced his intent to nominate five individuals to Article III judgeships with lifetime terms on April 27: Sarah A.L. Merriam, to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit Lara Montecalvo, to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit Elizabeth Hanes, to the U.S. District Court for the…
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Biden nominates five to Article III courts
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…
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Monthly tracker: Article III federal judicial nominations by president by days in office since 2001
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*…
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Monthly tracker: Article III federal judicial nominations by president by days in office since 2001
Through March 1, 2022, there were 890 authorized federal judicial posts and 80 vacancies. Seventy-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, one judge has been confirmed In the past month, two judges have been…
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Ballotpedia releases federal judicial vacancy count for February 2022
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…
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Biden has appointed most federal judges through March 1 of a president’s second year
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…
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Monthly tracker: Article III federal judicial nominations by president by days in office since 2001
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…
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Biden has appointed most federal judges through Feb. 1 of a president’s second year
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…
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Nominee confirmed to Ninth Circuit
The U.S. Senate confirmed one of President Joe Biden’s (D) federal judicial nominees to a lifetime Article III judgeship on Jan. 12: Gabriel Sanchez, to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, by a vote of 52-47 The Ninth Circuit is one of 13 U.S. courts of appeal. They are the intermediate appellate…
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Monthly tracker: Article III federal judicial nominations by president by days in office since 2001
Through Jan. 1, 2022, there were 890 authorized federal judicial posts and 76 vacancies. Seventy-four 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, 11 judges have been nominated*.…