The Senate confirmations on May 15 of two more of President Donald Trump's judicial nominees bring the total number approved so far in the 115th Congress to 39.
Trump has made 114 nominations to the U.S. district courts, courts of appeals, and the Supreme Court-again, more than any of his predecessors at the same point in their presidencies.
The Senate Judiciary Committee has held hearings on 81 of those nominees, also ahead of the pace under previous presidents.
The context for the confirmation progress to date is a campaign of relentless obstruction aimed at minimizing the impact that Trump can have on the federal judiciary.
As Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, pointed out in a March 20 floor speech, in addition to the sheer number of cloture votes, the time between cloture and confirmation votes for Trump's nominees is more than 50 percent longer than it was for nominees of Democratic President Barack Obama.
Despite the concerted chokehold being applied by Democrats, the Senate has already confirmed more appeals court judges than during the entire first two years of most new presidents.
Still, more than 30 district court nominees approved by the Judiciary Committee await floor votes, and nearly 30 district and appeals court nominees await hearings.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/05/17/trump-judge-tally-setting-records-despite-unprecedented-democrat-obstruction/
Trump has made 114 nominations to the U.S. district courts, courts of appeals, and the Supreme Court-again, more than any of his predecessors at the same point in their presidencies.
The Senate Judiciary Committee has held hearings on 81 of those nominees, also ahead of the pace under previous presidents.
The context for the confirmation progress to date is a campaign of relentless obstruction aimed at minimizing the impact that Trump can have on the federal judiciary.
As Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, pointed out in a March 20 floor speech, in addition to the sheer number of cloture votes, the time between cloture and confirmation votes for Trump's nominees is more than 50 percent longer than it was for nominees of Democratic President Barack Obama.
Despite the concerted chokehold being applied by Democrats, the Senate has already confirmed more appeals court judges than during the entire first two years of most new presidents.
Still, more than 30 district court nominees approved by the Judiciary Committee await floor votes, and nearly 30 district and appeals court nominees await hearings.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/05/17/trump-judge-tally-setting-records-despite-unprecedented-democrat-obstruction/
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