Joe Biden is on pace to confirm more federal judges than Donald Trump by the end of this year.
over his record-breaking pace of judicial appointments with the help of then-Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell , but Biden has an edge on the judicial legacy.
While presidents have limited control over how many justices they nominate while in office — namely, vacancies must arise first — both parties recognize and emphasize the significance of getting their nominees confirmed as quickly as possible. While Biden now retains an overall lead on Trump and may finish with more confirmed nominees, a closer look may still give The Donald an edge.Biden holds the edge when it comes to district court judges, which are seen as somewhat less powerful. And of course, Trump got three justices confirmed to the Supreme Court, whereas Biden only has one, Ketanji Brown Jackson, who replaced Stephen Breyer, a fellow liberal justice.
“You can probably count on two hands the number of white males that Biden has appointed,” Wheeler said. However, he added that the practice of hyping appointments from underrepresented backgrounds is not necessarily new, saying that former President George W. Bush spoke about the high number of Hispanic justices he appointed.
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