{"id":2376860,"date":"2024-12-05T19:21:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T00:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-could-vote-to-add-dozens-of-federal-judgeships-despite-democratic-defections-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-05T19:24:54","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T00:24:54","slug":"house-could-vote-to-add-dozens-of-federal-judgeships-despite-democratic-defections-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-could-vote-to-add-dozens-of-federal-judgeships-despite-democratic-defections-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"House could vote to add dozens of federal judgeships despite Democratic defections- 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\">28<\/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%2Fhouse-could-vote-to-add-dozens-of-federal-judgeships-despite-democratic-defections-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=2376860&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>the House \u2063of Representatives is \u200bpreparing to\u200c vote\u200b on a bill aimed at adding approximately 66 new federal judgeships over the next decade. This initiative stems from the\u2063 Senate-passed JUDGES\u2063 Act,\u200d which seeks to gradually distribute these appointments across three presidential administrations.Initially, the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">legislation\u2062 received considerable bipartisan support\u200b due<\/a> to demands\u200b for more federal district court positions in\u200c various states. However, this support has declined, notably among Democrats, amidst concerns that the bill\u2063 could empower President-elect\u200d Donald\u2062 Trump with additional judicial appointments.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden governance has expressed apprehensions regarding the bill but has not elaborated on its position. \u200cInfluential Democrats, such as Rep. Jerrold Nadler and Rep. hank Johnson,have\u200b shifted their stance against the bill,fearing it could hand over more \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-judicial-nominee-serves-on-board-of-prison-abolitionist-group\/\" title=\"Biden Judicial Nominee Serves on Board of &quot;Prison Abolitionist&quot; Group\">judicial vacancies<\/a>\u200d to Trump. Nadler pointed out the impracticality of advancing such legislation with an uncertain electoral outcome. Legal \u2062experts suggest that if Democrats\u2064 feel strongly about opposing the\u2062 bill,\u2062 they might recommend to Biden that he veto it if it reaches his \u2064desk, which remains uncertain as the House deliberates its timing for a floor\u200d vote before the current congressional session\u200c concludes.  <\/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\">House could vote to add dozens of federal judgeships despite Democratic defections<\/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<div id=\"Brid_1904332\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">House<\/a> is gearing up to consider a bill next week that would add around 66 federal judgeships over the next decade, despite concerns within the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/biden-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Biden administration<\/a> about whether it will ultimately be signed into law.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The Senate-passed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/118th-congress\/senate-bill\/4199\/text\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">JUDGES Act<\/a>, which would distribute new judgeships in phases across three presidential administrations, initially enjoyed broad backing in both chambers amid concerns among several key states for more federal district court positions. However, bipartisan support for the legislation has waned as some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Democrats<\/a>, including President Joe Biden&rsquo;s administration, have voiced concerns about handing President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> additional judicial appointments.<\/p>\n<p>A White House official familiar with the matter told the <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>the Biden administration has concerns about the legislation, but declined to elaborate further, a potentially troubling sign for the bill even if it passes the House.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, leading Democrats are growing wary of seeing the bill through to the White House. Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), a ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, said Wednesday he now opposes the bill after he initially co-sponsored an earlier version of the legislation. Last month, Rep. Hank Johnson (D-LA) also said he would now vote against it.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The idea before the election was: We didn&rsquo;t know who would win,&rdquo; Nadler <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bloomberglaw.com\/us-law-week\/house-democrats-now-split-on-bill-to-add-judges-after-trump-win\">told<\/a> <em>Bloomberg<\/em>, asking why Democrats would want to hand over more judicial vacancies &ldquo;to Trump?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>University of Richmond law professor Carl Tobias told the <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>if Nadler and Johnson &ldquo;feel strongly&rdquo; about voting against it, &ldquo;they may well suggest to [Biden] that he veto it. That&rsquo;s certainly a possibility.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In the midst of uncertainty over whether the House would consider the bill for a floor vote before the end of the 118th Congress, the bill on Thursday was <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.house.gov\/floor\/Default.aspx?date=2024-12-09\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">scheduled for consideration<\/a>. The Committee on Rules will convene at 4 p.m. Monday to consider the measure.<\/p>\n<p>If the JUDGES Act passed the House and was signed into law by Biden, it would automatically give Trump 11 more judgeship slots to fill in 2025 and 11 in 2027, not including the dozens of potential vacancies Trump will already have a chance to fill when he returns to the Oval Office.<\/p>\n<p>There are currently more than 600 district court judgeships across the country, and a passage of this bill would mark the largest expansion of the federal judiciary since 1990.<\/p>\n<p>House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) has expressed hope that the bill would pass, as Republicans need only minimal Democratic support to advance the legislation.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, the bill would benefit Democrat-led states, the largest beneficiary being California, which would receive 21 new slots for future administrations to fill. In Republican-led states like Texas, the state stands to gain 13 district court judges over time.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) expressed reservations about the bill, saying the timing &ldquo;feels suspect&rdquo; given that discussions around the bill have spanned years. But other Democrats like Rep. Doris Matsui (CA) remained cognizant of the original bipartisan support for the legislation, saying it is &ldquo;critical&rdquo; for the Golden State to gain more judges, according to <em>Bloomberg<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Tobias said he could foresee the bill&rsquo;s passage in the House if enough Republicans and a few Democrats gravitate behind the measure, but noted some members of the House Freedom Caucus could raise concerns about the measure.<\/p>\n<p>Although the Judicial Conference, the policymaking body of the judiciary, has supported the measure, the Freedom Caucus&rsquo;s policy chairman, Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX), took aim at the supervisory body of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/army-vet-plans-to-appeal-ninth-circuit-ruling-against-gun-carry\/\" title=\"Army Vet Plans to Appeal Ninth Circuit Ruling Against Gun Carry\">federal court system<\/a> in October over what he called an &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-are-launching-a-judicial-power-grab\/\" title=\"Democrats Are Launching A Judicial Power Grab\">ideological power grab<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Judicial Conference <a href=\"https:\/\/roy.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/rep-roy-fights-back-against-judicial-power-grab-aimed-congressional-authority\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">took heat<\/a> from Republicans including Roy earlier this year when it announced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscourts.gov\/news\/2024\/03\/12\/conference-acts-promote-random-case-assignment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">guidance for federal courts<\/a> to prohibit single-judge divisions from hearing certain cases in an effort to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judiciary-seeks-limits-on-judge-shopping-strategies-after-bipartisan-concerns\/\" title=\"Judiciary aims to curb &#039;judge shopping&#039; tactics following bipartisan worries\">combat judge shopping<\/a>, which refers to litigants who target certain divisions with the goal of getting a potentially more favorable judge assigned to weigh a case of interest to the parties who filed suit.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The JUDGES Act would create 63 permanent and three temporary district court judgeships, with seats allocated to states led by both Democratic and Republican senators. <\/p>\n<p>The bill also includes safeguards, such as the continuation of the Senate&rsquo;s &ldquo;blue-slip&rdquo; process, allowing home-state senators to veto nominees.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1904332\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1904332\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/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>House may vote on adding 66 federal judgeships soon, despite Democratic concerns<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2633,"featured_media":2376861,"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\/05\/iStock-1483489085-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[46217,46216,3653,4762,32076],"class_list":["post-2376860","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-democratic-defections","tag-federal-judgeships","tag-house","tag-legislation","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/iStock-1483489085-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2376860","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=2376860"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2376860\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2376868,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2376860\/revisions\/2376868"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2376861"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2376860"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2376860"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2376860"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}