Tag: Federal Courts
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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…
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Upcoming Article III Judicial Vacancies
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.…
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Upcoming Article III Judicial Vacancies
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.…
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Monthly tracker: Article III federal judicial nominations by president by days in office since 2001
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*.…
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Federal judge blocks Biden administration guidance on transgender students
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…
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Monthly tracker: Article III federal judicial nominations by president by days in office since 2001
Through July 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, three judges have been confirmed In the past month, nine judges have been nominated*.…
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Ninth Circuit greenlights Arizona challenge to federal tax mandate (2022)
A three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on May 19, 2022, ruled 3-0 that Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich (R) has standing to challenge the constitutionality of the federal tax mandate under the American Rescue Plan Act.. Brnovich filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of the Treasury…
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Ballotpedia releases federal judicial vacancy count for April 2022
In this month’s federal judicial vacancy count, Ballotpedia tracked nominations, confirmations, and vacancies in Article III courts during the month of April through May 1, 2022. Ballotpedia publishes the federal judicial vacancy count at the start of each month. HIGHLIGHTS Vacancies: There have been four new judicial vacancies since the March 2022 report. There are…
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Biden has appointed most federal judges through May 1 of a president’s second year
President Joe Biden (D) has appointed and the U.S. Senate has confirmed 60 Article III federal judges through May 1 of Biden’s second year in office. This is the most Article III judicial appointments through this point in all presidencies since 1981. The Senate had confirmed 33 of President Donald Trump’s (R) appointees at this…
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Ballotpedia releases federal judicial vacancy count for March 2022
In this month’s federal judicial vacancy count, Ballotpedia tracked nominations, confirmations, and vacancies in Article III courts during the month of March through April 1, 2022. Ballotpedia publishes the federal judicial vacancy count at the start of each month. HIGHLIGHTS Vacancies: There have been four new judicial vacancies since the February 2022 report. There are…