And he put 30 people into lifetime federal judgeships who have strong backgrounds in protecting people’s civil rights, including public defenders and civil rights attorneys. This is just a sampling of the historic diversity that Biden has been ushering onto the nation’s federal courts. And he may be missing out on opportunities to fill slots on crucial appeals courts before the November election. Meanwhile, the median number of “no” votes on Biden’s 57 district court nominees this year was 44. “Barring some major upheaval in 2024, there’s no way Biden can match Trump’s four-year total of 54 court of appeals appointees.”To date, Biden has confirmed 39 appeals court judges.

Source: Huffington Post December 28, 2023 14:58 UTC