The Senate has confirmed the 200th federal judge of President Joe Biden’s tenure
FILE-- Gavels and law books are shown, July 14, 2010 in San Francisco, Calif. The Senate is set to confirm the 200th federal judge of President Joe Biden’s tenure. That's about a month before then-President Donald Trump hit the 200 threshold. Trump still holds the edge when it comes to the most impactful confirmations — those to the U.S. Supreme Court and the country’s 13 appellate courts.
The current pace of judicial confirmations for this White House came despite Biden, a Democrat, coming into office in 2021 with far fewer vacancies, particularly in the influential appellate courts, than Trump, a Republican, did in 2017. White House officials say they have no illusions about the challenges they face but feel reaching 235 is possible. That doesn't please Republicans.
At this stage in his term, Trump had two Supreme Court justices and 51 appellate court judges confirmed to lifetime appointments. Biden has tapped one Supreme Court justice and 42 appellate court judges. Biden has more confirmations of the district judges who handle civil and criminal cases. Those nominations tend to be less hard fought.
Under Biden, more Hispanic judges have been confirmed to the appellate courts than any other administration. Asked about the diversity of Biden's nominees, GOP senators said there was too much focus on “identity politics.”
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