{"id":2612516,"date":"2026-06-09T15:34:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T19:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-will-get-another-pick-on-influential-federal-appeals-court\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T15:34:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T19:34:57","slug":"trump-will-get-another-pick-on-influential-federal-appeals-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-will-get-another-pick-on-influential-federal-appeals-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump will get another pick on influential federal appeals court"},"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\">20<\/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%2Ftrump-will-get-another-pick-on-influential-federal-appeals-court%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=2612516&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>President Donald Trump will be able to nominate a replacement for U.S. Circuit Judge Kurt Engelhardt on the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals after Engelhardt informed the White House that he plans to take senior status by December 31, 2026 (or upon confirmation of his successor, whichever comes later). Court clerk Lyle Cayce confirmed that Engelhardt intends to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >continue performing substantial judicial work<\/a> as a senior judge.<\/p>\n<p>Engelhardt, appointed by Trump to the 5th Circuit in 2018, previously served on the U.S. district Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Trump has already nominated six of the 17 judges on the 5th Circuit, all during his first term, so replacing Engelhardt would be his first 5th Circuit nomination of his second term.<\/p>\n<p>The article also notes the 5th Circuit is a frequent source of cases reaching the Supreme Court, with 11 cases argued this term and additional cases already scheduled for the next term.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> will have the opportunity to nominate another judge to a key federal <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/appeals-courts\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1537\">appeals court<\/a> after one of the judges announced this week that he would take senior status.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Circuit Judge Kurt Engelhardt, who was nominated to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals by Trump in 2018, told the White House in a letter on Tuesday that he intends to step back from regular duties and take the reduced caseload that comes with being a senior judge as soon as the end of the year. Fifth Circuit Clerk of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/courts\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"439\">Court<\/a> Lyle Cayce confirmed to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that Engelhardt had informed the White House of his decision. Engelhardt\u2019s decision to take senior status was reported by <em>Bloomberg Law<\/em>.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4600207\/vance-refers-walz-ellison-doj-fraud-whistleblower-complaint\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Vance refers Tim Walz and Keith Ellison to DOJ over fraud whistleblower complaint<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4599534\/trump-doj-intensifies-scrutiny-california-ballot-counts-continue\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump DOJ intensifies scrutiny of California as ballot counting continues<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4599536\/trump-pardoned-mpd-officers-sue-us-over-fatal-pursuit-prosecution\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump-pardoned MPD officers sue US over fatal pursuit prosecution<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cJudge Englehardt advised the President that he would take senior status on December 31, 2026, or upon the confirmation of his successor, whichever is later,\u201d Cayce said in an email to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. \u201cThe letter indicated Judge Engelhardt intends to continue to render substantial judicial service as a senior judge.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Engelhardt was nominated to the 5th Circuit by Trump after previously serving as a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, to which he was nominated by then-President George W. Bush in 2001. Engelhardt was one of two judges Trump nominated during his first term who are eligible to take on senior status, with 8th Circuit Judge Ralph Erickson announcing his decision to the form of semi-retirement earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump has already nominated six of the 17 judges serving on the 5th Circuit, including Engelhardt, and will get the chance to pick another judge for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-court-is-fast-tracking-sidney-powells-request-for-a-forensic-exam-of-dominion-voting-machines\/\" title=\"Federal Court Is Fast-Tracking Sidney Powell\u2019s Request For A Forensic Exam Of Dominion Voting Machines\">federal appeals court<\/a>, which has become a frequent stop for cases making their way to the Supreme Court in recent years. The president\u2019s six picks serving on the 5th Circuit were all made during his first term, meaning a replacement for Engelhardt would be his first nomination for the appeals court during his second term.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of the 58 cases the Supreme Court heard this term, 11 came from the 5th Circuit. The 5th Circuit had more cases appealed up to the Supreme Court than the other 12 circuits this term, and it already has two cases slated for argument in the high court\u2019s next term.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4587886\/trump-slow-rolling-cabinet-nominations-ahead-of-midterm-elections\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4587886\">TRUMP SLOW-ROLLING CABINET NOMINATIONS AHEAD OF MIDTERM ELECTIONS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While judicial nominations were a key part of Trump\u2019s first term, including three key picks for the Supreme Court, the president\u2019s second term has featured fewer confirmations and nominations after the aggressive pace set during the first.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ron-desantis-crt-wokeness-very-unpopular-wherever-its-been-tried\/\" title=\"Ron DeSantis: CRT, Wokeness \u2018Very Unpopular Wherever It&#039;s Been Tried&#039;\">midterm elections approach<\/a>, control of the Senate could change after November, making the coming months critical for Trump and the GOP-led Senate to confirm the president\u2019s judicial picks to federal benches across the country.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump can nominate another judge to the 5th Circuit after Kurt Engelhardt takes senior status<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2612517,"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\/2026\/06\/AP21158540697974.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[36780,46692,3634],"class_list":["post-2612516","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-federal-appeals-court","tag-judicial-appointments","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP21158540697974.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2612516","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\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2612516"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2612516\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2612520,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2612516\/revisions\/2612520"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2612517"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2612516"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2612516"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2612516"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}