Tag: Article III federal judges
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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*.…
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U.S. Senate confirms two nominees to lifetime federal judgeships
The U.S. Senate on Nov. 1 confirmed two of President Joe Biden’s (D) federal judicial nominees to lifetime Article III judgeships: Beth Robinson, to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, by a vote of 51-45 Toby Heytens, to the United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, by a vote…
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President Biden announces new federal judicial nominees
President Joe Biden (D) announced a new slate of nominees to lifetime Article III judgeships on U.S. circuit and district courts on Nov. 3. Leonard Stark, to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Jacqueline Corley and Trina Thompson, to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California Ruth Bermudez Montenegro,…
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Sarah Merriam confirmed to U.S. district court
The U.S. Senate on Oct. 6 confirmed one of President Joe Biden’s (D) federal judicial nominees to a lifetime Article III judgeship: Sarah A.L. Merriam, to the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut, by a vote of 54-46 Merriam was nominated to the District of Connecticut on June 15 to replace JudgeJanet Hall,…
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President Biden announces eight additional nominees for Article III judgeships
President Joe Biden (D) announced his intent to nominate eight individuals to Article III judgeships on Sept. 8. With the addition of these eight, Biden has nominated a total of 41 individuals to Article III judgeships since the start of his term. To date, nine of Biden’s nominees have been confirmed by the U.S. Senate.…