Tag: Federal Courts
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Trump did not appoint any federal judges through February 1 of his first year of his second term
President Donald Trump (R) has appointed and the Senate has confirmed zero Article III federal judges through February 1, 2025, his first year of his second term in office. The average number of federal judges appointed by previous presidents through February 1 of his first year in office is zero. The Senate had confirmed none…
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Ballotpedia releases federal judicial vacancy count for January 2025
In this month’s federal judicial vacancy count, Ballotpedia tracked nominations, confirmations, and vacancies from December 2, 2024, to December 31, 2024. Ballotpedia publishes the federal judicial vacancy count at the start of each month. HIGHLIGHTS New vacancies There were 39 vacancies out of 870 active Article III judicial positions, a total vacancy percentage of 4.5%,…
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Biden has appointed 235 federal judges through January 1 of his fourth year
President Joe Biden (D) has appointed and the Senate has confirmed 235 Article III federal judges through January 1, 2024, his fourth year in office. This is the most Article III judicial appointments confirmed through this point in all presidencies since President Ronald Reagan (R). The Senate had confirmed 234 of President Donald Trump’s (R)…
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President Biden has appointed 213 federal judges through November 1 of his fourth year
President Joe Biden (D) has appointed and the Senate has confirmed 213 Article III federal judges through November 1, 2024, his fourth year in office. This is the second-most Article III judicial appointments through this point in all presidencies since President Ronald Reagan (R). The average number of federal judges appointed by previous presidents through…
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Biden has appointed 201 federal judges through June 1 of his fourth year
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…
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Tracker: Article III federal judicial nominations by president by days in office since 2001
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…
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August Tracker: Article III federal judicial nominations by president by days in office since 2001
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…
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District court finds Affordable Care Act preventative healthcare provision unconstitutional
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…
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Upcoming Article III Judicial Vacancies
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…
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President Biden appointed 109 federal judges through March 1
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…