In Other News, the 2nd Circuit Could Switch to Majority Republican Appointees This Week!

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There are thirteen judges on the 2nd Circuit (encompasses New York, Connecticut, Vermont).

There are currently six democrat appointees (3 Clinton, 3 Obama), six republican appointees (2 George W, 4 Trump) and one vacancy.

Cloture was agreed to on Steven Menashi today!

When he is confirmed, the 2nd Circuit will have flipped.

And this ain't the south. This is the NEW YORK circuit..WOW!!!!
 
Trump flips New York-based appeals court as Steven Menashi confirmed.....(Winning!)

With the confirmation of White House attorney Steven Menashi to the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, another federal appeals court has a 'majority' of Republican-appointed judges.

Menashi, whose nomination was vehemently opposed by Democrats and civil rights groups, was confirmed by the Senate, 51-41. Republican Maine Sen. Susan Collins joined Democrats in opposing the 40-year-old's nomination. The 2nd Circuit now has seven judges tapped by Republican presidents and six named by Democrats.

The 2nd Circuit is the second federal appeals court Trump has remade to have a majority of judges appointed by GOP presidents. In March, the president flipped the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals with the confirmation of Paul Matey.

Trump is also close to shifting the balance of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to majority Republican-appointed judges, with the Senate expected to vote on the nominations of Robert Luck and Barbara Lagoa in the coming days. He has also brought the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, considered to be the country’s most liberal,

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