Tag: Federal Courts

  • Biden has appointed 201 federal judges through June 1 of his fourth year

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    President Joe Biden (D) has appointed and the Senate has confirmed 201 Article III federal judges through June 1, 2024, his fourth year in office. This is the most Article III judicial appointments through this point in all presidencies since Ronald Reagan (R). The Senate had confirmed 197 of President Donald Trump’s (R) appointees at…

  • Tracker: Article III federal judicial nominations by president by days in office since 2001

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    There were 45 vacancies out of 890 authorized federal judicial posts as of May 31, 2024. Forty-four of those vacancies were for Article III judgeships. This report is limited to Article III courts, where appointees are confirmed to lifetime judgeships. From April 30 through May 31: By May 31, 2024—1,228 days in office—President Joe Biden…

  • August Tracker: Article III federal judicial nominations by president by days in office since 2001

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    There were 890 authorized federal judicial posts and 71 vacancies as of August 18, 2023. Seventy of those were for Article III judgeships. This report is limited to Article III courts, where appointees are confirmed to lifetime judgeships. By August 1, 2023—924 days in office—President Joe Biden (D) had nominated 176 judges to Article III…

  • District court finds Affordable Care Act preventative healthcare provision unconstitutional

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    The United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas on March 30, 2023, issued a ruling in Braidwood Management v. Becerra striking down a provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that requires private health insurance plans to cover preventative healthcare services without patient cost-sharing.  Braidwood Management sued the U.S. Department of Health…

  • Upcoming Article III Judicial Vacancies

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    According to the latest vacancy data from the U.S. Courts, there were 25 total announced upcoming vacancies for Article III judgeships as of April 5, 2023. 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…

  • President Biden appointed 109 federal judges through March 1 

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    President Joe Biden (D) has appointed and the Senate has confirmed 109 Article III federal judges through March 1, 2023, his third year in office. This is the second-most Article III judicial appointments through this point in all presidencies since Ronald Reagan (R). The Senate had confirmed 86 of President Donald Trump’s (R) appointees at…

  • Upcoming Article III Judicial Vacancies

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    According to the latest vacancy data from the U.S. Courts, there were 23 total announced upcoming vacancies for Article III judgeships. 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 or 94 U.S. district courts.…

  • Upcoming Article III Judicial Vacancies

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    According to the latest vacancy data from the U.S. Courts, there were 37 total announced upcoming vacancies for Article III judgeships. 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 or 94 U.S. district courts.…

  • Monthly tracker: Article III federal judicial nominations by president by days in office since 2001

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    Through August 1, 2022, there were 890 authorized federal judicial posts and 77 vacancies. Seventy-five of those were for Article III judgeships. This report is limited to Article III courts, where appointees are confirmed to lifetime terms. In the past month, five judges have been confirmed In the past month, 25 judges have been nominated*.…

  • Federal judge blocks Biden administration guidance on transgender students

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    A federal judge from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee on July 15, 2022, struck down a Department of Education order that aims to protect transgender students and workers from discrimination.  The Biden administration released the challenged guidance in response to recent legislation passed by states that aim to bar…