Thanks for reminding people why the following is a great achievement by TRUMP.
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As of December 5, 2019, the
United States Senate has confirmed 172 Article III judges nominated by
President Trump, including 2
Associate Justices of the
Supreme Court of the United States, 48 judges for the
United States Courts of Appeals, 120 judges for the
United States District Courts, and 2 judges for the
United States Court of International Trade.
[2]There are currently 48 nominations to Article III courts awaiting Senate action, including 4 for the Courts of Appeals, 43 for the District Courts and 1 for the Court of International Trade.
[3] There is currently 1 vacancy on the U.S. Courts of Appeals, 79 vacancies on the U.S. District Courts, 2 vacancies on the U.S. Court of International Trade,
[3] and 16 announced federal judicial vacancies that will occur before the end of Trump's first term (3 for the Courts of Appeals and 13 for District Courts).
[4] Trump has not made any
recess appointments to the federal courts.
In terms of Article I courts, as of December 5, 2019, the Senate has confirmed 13 judges nominated by Trump, including 3 for the
United States Court of Federal Claims, 4 for the
United States Tax Court, 4 for the
United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, 1 for the
United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, and 1 for the
United States Court of Military Commission Review. There are currently 13 nominations to Article I courts awaiting Senate action, including 7 for the United States Court of Federal Claims and 4 for the Tax Court and 2 for the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. There are currently 8 vacancies on the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 2 on the U.S. Tax Court, 0 on the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, 0 on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Services, and 0 on the U.S. Court of Military Commission Review. Trump designated
Susan G. Braden and
Margaret M. Sweeney as chief judges of the
Court of Federal Claims.
In terms of Article IV
territorial courts, as of June 12, 2019, Trump has not made any appointments or elevated any judges to the position of chief judge. There is currently 1 nomination to an Article IV court awaiting Senate action.
List of federal judges appointed by Donald Trump - Wikipedia