{"id":2368769,"date":"2024-11-14T06:27:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-14T11:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-faces-tough-odds-to-match-trumps-judicial-appointees-record-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-14T06:29:24","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T11:29:24","slug":"biden-faces-tough-odds-to-match-trumps-judicial-appointees-record-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-faces-tough-odds-to-match-trumps-judicial-appointees-record-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden faces tough odds to match Trump\u2019s judicial appointees record &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-faces-tough-odds-to-match-trumps-judicial-appointees-record-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2368769&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>As President Joe Biden and Senate\u200c Democrats\u200b embark on the\u2064 Senate&#8217;s \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illinois-criminal-justice-system-reform-law-criticized-by-police\/\" title=\"Illinois Criminal Justice System Reform Law Criticized By Police\">lame-duck session<\/a>, they face a challenging task of \u2064confirming \u2063numerous\u200c judicial nominees before Republicans\u2063 assume\u200c control and Donald Trump takes \u2064office. During Trump&#8217;s presidency, he successfully appointed 237\u200c federal judges, including 54 from \u2063key appeal\u2063 courts and three Supreme \u200cCourt justices. \u200dIn contrast, Biden has managed to appoint\u200d 213 \u2062judges, trailing Trump by only 23.\u200c The Democrats are aiming to outpace Trump\u2019s record, particularly in district court \u200bappointments,\u2064 though their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kagan-clashes-with-alito-on-supreme-court-ethics-code-congress-can-regulate\/\" title=\"Kagan and Alito disagree on Supreme Court ethics code: &#039;Congress has regulatory power&#039;\">success remains uncertain<\/a> \u2062with ongoing Republican resistance.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has publicly\u2063 urged GOP lawmakers \u2064to block Biden\u2019s judicial confirmations, emphasizing the importance of resisting what he labels &#8220;activist judges.&#8221;\u2064 Concerns over the filling of\u200c judicial vacancies have intensified,\u2064 as the prospect \u200bof Trump\u200d appointing more conservative judges \u200clooms, potentially entrenching a right-leaning judiciary for\u2062 years. Biden&#8217;s \u2064administration\u2063 has seen a notable diversification of the federal \u200bbench, \u2063with \u2062a higher representation of women,\u200b minorities, and LGBTQ+ individuals, contrasting with Trump&#8217;s more \u2062traditional appointees.<\/p>\n<p>Complications arise from the necessity\u200c for \u2062bipartisan support\u200d in \u2064confirmations, particularly from independent Democratic Senator\u2064 Joe\u2062 Manchin, who insists on\u2063 some level \u2063of cross-party backing. Meanwhile, the\u2064 Senate&#8217;s narrow Democratic\u200c majority could be tested as Republicans rally against remaining nominations. Among the\u200b nominees \u2064pending confirmation is Adeel Mangi, whose candidacy as the first Muslim American on a federal appeals court has sparked mixed responses.<\/p>\n<p>With limited time \u200dleft in the congressional session and \u2062competing \u2064legislative priorities, Biden\u2019s allies, including Senate Judiciary Chairman Dick Durbin, are determined to confirm as many nominees as possible. Should Trump assume office again, he may seek to replace any unconfirmed nominees with judges that align more closely with his conservative agenda, potentially reversing Biden&#8217;s progress on judicial diversification.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Biden faces tough odds to match Trump&rsquo;s judicial appointees record<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>As the Senate&rsquo;s lame-duck session begins, President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Joe Biden<\/a> and Senate Democrats are racing against the clock to confirm dozens of judicial nominees before Republicans take control of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Senate<\/a> and President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> assumes office in January.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>During Trump&rsquo;s first term, judicial appointments were a priority, resulting in the confirmation of 237 federal judges, 54 of whom were key appeals court nominees, in addition to three Supreme Court justices. Now, Senate Democrats are striving to match this record, with Biden having appointed 213 judges since taking office &mdash; trailing Trump&rsquo;s first term total by only 23.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Joe Biden meets with Indonesia&rsquo;s President Prabowo Subianto in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. (AP Photo\/Ben Curtis)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Senate voted 51-44 on Tuesday to confirm April Perry as a judge for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The Democratic-led Senate Judiciary Committee has scheduled votes Thursday on more Biden judicial nominees.<\/p>\n<p>But it is unclear whether Democrats will be able to outdo Trump&rsquo;s record of appointing 174 district court judges, the only category in which Biden could surpass Trump. Meanwhile, Trump has encouraged Republicans in recent days to take every measure available to stall Democrats from confirming any more judges before Biden&rsquo;s exit.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No Judges should be approved during this period of time because the Democrats are looking to ram through their Judges as the Republicans fight over Leadership. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE,&rdquo; Trump posted to Truth Social this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The push to confirm Biden&rsquo;s picks has intensified amid concerns that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscourts.gov\/judges-judgeships\/judicial-vacancies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">current 47 judicial vacancies<\/a>, if left unfilled, could be filled by Trump conservative judges, cementing a rightward shift in the federal judiciary for years to come.<\/p>\n<p>Trump will reenter the Oval Office next year with far fewer vacancies on the federal bench compared to his first term in 2017. But University of Richmond law professor Carl Tobias said there could be around three dozen judges on appeals courts who could take senior status under his second term in office. Presidents exert particular influence on the judiciary via appointees to appeals courts.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think to some extent, there&rsquo;s a custom that judges try to step down in the administration of a president of the same party that appointed them, and there are three dozen or so Republican appointees on the appeals courts who could take senior status &mdash; they&rsquo;re eligible now. And I think some of them may,&rdquo; Tobias said.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, the Brookings Institution&rsquo;s governance studies expert Russell Wheeler declared in one of his routine <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/articles\/bidens-lame-duck-judicial-confirmation-prospects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">reports<\/a> on the judiciary that &ldquo;Biden cannot match Trump&rsquo;s 54 court of appeals appointments.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s influence on the judiciary has notably moved many federal courts toward more conservative rulings, shaping outcomes on key issues from abortion rights to federal regulatory authority. There&rsquo;s even been speculation that Trump could further cement the 6-3 Republican-appointed majority on the Supreme Court if Justices Samuel Alito or Clarence Thomas retire under his administration, though a source familiar with Alito&rsquo;s plans told the <em>Wall Street Journal <\/em>Tuesday that he has no plans to retire under Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Senate Democrats currently hold a narrow 51-49 majority, enabling them to confirm judges by simple majority if party members remain unified. However, unity is fragile.<\/p>\n<p>Independent Sen. Joe Manchin (WV), who caucuses with the Democrats, has indicated he will only support nominees who gain some bipartisan backing, a factor that could hinder the rapid confirmation efforts. <\/p>\n<p>Republicans, galvanized by Trump&rsquo;s vocal calls to block all Biden judicial nominees, are likely to mount opposition during this critical period. Trump has called on GOP lawmakers to stand in opposition to &ldquo;activist judges,&rdquo; whom he argues are detrimental to the country.<\/p>\n<p>Among the nominees awaiting confirmation is Adeel Mangi, who, if confirmed, would become the first Muslim American on a federal appeals court. Mangi&rsquo;s nomination has faced opposition from both Republican senators and some Democrats, who question his associations with certain civil rights advocacy groups. <\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, Biden&rsquo;s allies, including Senate Judiciary Chairman Dick Durbin (D-IL), are determined to proceed. Durbin&rsquo;s spokesperson indicated that the goal is to confirm &ldquo;every possible nominee before the end of this Congress.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Mangi, 15 nominees await floor votes, and 11 others are still being processed by the Judiciary Committee. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has said that the chamber will advance &ldquo;as many as we can&rdquo; during the remaining days of the current Congress. However, other legislative priorities, such as passing a spending bill to avoid a government shutdown, may limit available floor time for judicial confirmations.<\/p>\n<p>Biden&rsquo;s judicial appointments have marked a significant diversification of the federal bench. His appointees include an unprecedented number of women, minorities, and gay individuals, reflecting a contrast to the largely white and conservative makeup of Trump&rsquo;s appointees. The president also appointed Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson in 2022, making her the first black woman on the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<p>Trump, who plans to continue focusing on the judiciary, could replace Biden&rsquo;s unconfirmed nominees with judges who align with his conservative vision. His previous appointees have played pivotal roles in Supreme Court rulings that have reshaped fundamental areas of American law, including the Court&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">recent decisions restricting race-conscious admissions<\/a> and expanding gun rights.<\/p>\n<p>Trump allies have also floated the possibility of elevating judges such as U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, who dismissed his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-bidens-attorney-defends-plea-deal-says-investigation-was-thorough\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden&#039;s lawyer defends plea deal, claims investigation was comprehensive.\">recent federal indictment<\/a>, for promotion to higher courts.<\/p>\n<p>With uncertainty over whether Biden can top Trump&rsquo;s 237 judges, Democrats are focusing on incremental wins to chip away at the number of vacancies Trump could fill. <\/p>\n<p>Thomas Jipping, a senior legal fellow at the conservative Heritage Foundation, wrote in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heritage.org\/courts\/commentary\/how-final-judicial-confirmation-gasp-might-sound\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">op-ed<\/a> on Wednesday that the 119th Congress is on track to match the end of 2020.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Beating Trump&rsquo;s first term judicial appointment total would be one of Democrats&rsquo; final swipes before they relinquish Senate control,&rdquo; Jipping wrote while noting that, under Trump, Democrats opposed 41% of the then-president&rsquo;s nominees.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That trend has continued, with the average Republican voting against 78% of Biden&rsquo;s nominations,&rdquo; Jipping added.<\/p>\n<p>Tobias said that Democrats could still confirm many of the candidates who have advanced out of committee unless Republicans undertake measures to stall the process.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, Democrats have listed six nominees to advance to the Senate for the vote, but Tobias said he believes the &ldquo;GOP will ask to hold them over for a week,&rdquo; a move that could jeopardize Biden&rsquo;s ability to match Trump&rsquo;s total.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Former President Jimmy Carter maintains the record for the most judges confirmed in a single term, notching 258.<\/p>\n<p>If Biden manages to confirm all 26 nominees in the pipeline, he would surpass Trump&rsquo;s first term total by securing a record-breaking number of confirmations, a high-stakes goal, given the current partisan dynamics.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biden struggles to match Trump&#8217;s judicial appointment record<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2633,"featured_media":2368770,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Donald-Trump-Joe-Biden-White-House-vvcx3.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,44975,5894,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2368769","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-judicial-appointees","tag-politics","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Donald-Trump-Joe-Biden-White-House-vvcx3.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2368769","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2633"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2368769"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2368769\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2368773,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2368769\/revisions\/2368773"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2368770"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2368769"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2368769"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2368769"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}