Trump Has Quietly Appointed 25% Of Circuit Court Judges As Smug Liberals Celebrate ‘Merry Impeachmas’

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Trump Has Quietly Appointed 25% Of Circuit Court Judges As Smug Liberals Celebrate ‘Merry Impeachmas’

December 22, 2019



from ZeroHedge:

While the smug left clinks champagne for “Merry Impeachmas” after the House passed articles of impeachment against President Trump, they’re fast losing the battle when it comes to America’s judicial landscape.
Even if 20 GOP Senators somehow flipped on Trump and he was removed from office, he’s already appointed 25% of sitting US circuit court judges, not to mention given us a conservative Supreme Court – after Senate Republicans stalled in 2016 on confirming Obama’s choice to replace the late justice Antonin Scalia, Merrick Garland.
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Since 2017:

Supreme Court: 2
Circuit courts: 50
District courts: 133
U.S. Court of International Trade: 2
Grand Total: 187

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According to the Washington Post:
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Trump nominees make up 1 in 4 U.S. circuit court judges. Two of his picks sit on the Supreme Court. And this past week, as the House voted to impeach the president, the Republican-led Senate confirmed an additional 13 district court judges.


In total, Trump has installed 187 judges to the federal bench. –Washington Post

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And as the Post notes, “Trump’s mark on the judiciary is already having far-reaching effects on legislation and liberal priorities.”

For example, last week a Trump appointee on the 5th Circuit court of Appeals was one of two judges to strike down a key provision of the Affordable Care act. The case could move next to the Supreme Court, where two of the nine justices are Trump-appointed conservatives.
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The 13 circuit courts are the second most powerful in the nation, serving as a last stop for appeals on lower court rulings, unless the case is taken up by the Supreme Court. So far, Trump has appointed 50 judges to circuit court benches. Comparatively, by this point in President Obama’s first term, he had confirmed 25. At the end of his eight years, he had appointed 55 circuit judges.
Trump’s appointments have flipped three circuit courts to majority GOP-appointed judges, including the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit in New York. The president has also selected younger conservatives for these lifetime appointments, ensuring his impact is felt for many years. –Washington Post

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Spearheading the effort to fill benches with conservatives is Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) – who is “almost singularly focused on reshaping the federal judiciary,” having fast-tracked two Senate rule changes which speed up the confirmation process, despite objections from Democrats.
“Leave no vacancy behind,” McConnell has publicly stated.
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