FACTS:
This is a comprehensive list of all
Article III and
Article IV United States federal judges appointed by President Donald Trump as well as a partial list of
Article I federal judicial appointments, excluding appointments to the
District of Columbia judiciary.
[1]
As of December 16, 2020, the
United States Senate has confirmed 232 Article III judges nominated by Trump: three
associate justices of the
Supreme Court of the United States, 54 judges for the
United States courts of appeals, 172 judges for the
United States district courts, and three judges for the
United States Court of International Trade. Currently, there are 25 nominations to Article III courts awaiting Senate action: One for the courts of appeals, 23 for the district courts, and one for the Court of International Trade.
[2] There are currently two vacancies on the U.S. courts of appeals, 45 vacancies on the U.S. district courts, and one vacancy on the U.S. Court of International Trade.
[2][3] There are no other announced judicial vacancies that will occur before the end of Trump's term.
[4] Trump has not made any
recess appointments to the federal courts.
In terms of Article I courts, as of December 10, 2020, the Senate has confirmed 24 judges nominated by Trump: eight for the
United States Court of Federal Claims, seven for the
United States Tax Court, six for the
United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, two for the
United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, and one for the
United States Court of Military Commission Review. There are currently six nominations to Article I courts awaiting Senate action, five for the United States Court of Federal Claims and one for the United States Tax Court. There are currently five vacancies on the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and one vacancy on the U.S. Tax Court. Trump designated
Susan G. Braden,
Margaret M. Sweeney, and
Eleni M. Roumel as chief judges of the
Court of Federal Claims.
Regarding Article IV
territorial courts, as of November 30, 2020, the Senate has confirmed one judge nominated by Trump. There are currently no vacancies and one nomination awaiting Senate action. Trump has not elevated any judges to the position of chief judge.
