Tag: Federal Courts

  • Ballotpedia releases federal judicial vacancy count for April 2022

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    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…

  • Biden has appointed most federal judges through May 1 of a president’s second year

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    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…

  • Ballotpedia releases federal judicial vacancy count for March 2022

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    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…

  • Biden has appointed most federal judges through April 1 of a president’s second year

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    President Joe Biden (D) has appointed and the Senate has confirmed 58 Article III federal judges through April 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 29 of President Donald Trump’s (R) appointees at this point…

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

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    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*…

  • Upcoming Article III Judicial Vacancies

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    According to the latest vacancy data from the U.S. Courts, there were 34 total announced upcoming vacancies for Article III judgeships. Article III judgeships refer to federal judges who serve on one of the 13 U.S. courts of appeal, 94 U.S. district courts, and on the Court of International Trade. These are lifetime appointments made…

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

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    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…

  • President Biden nominates eight to Article III courts

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    President Joe Biden (D) nominated eight individuals to Article III judgeships with lifetime terms on Jan. 19: Arianna Freeman, to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Tiffany Cartwright, to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington Ana de Alba, to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of…

  • Nominee confirmed to Ninth Circuit

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    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…

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

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    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*.…