Biden moves quickly to make his mark on federal courts after Trump's record judicial nominations

[DonViejo]

Ann Marimow, Matt Viser 2 hrs ago

Biden moves quickly to make his mark on federal courts after Trump’s record judicial nominations

President Biden’s top advisers have spent months building an extensive pipeline of judicial nominees to fill court vacancies throughout the country, attempting to swiftly remake portions of the judiciary and undo one of his predecessor’s most significant achievements.

President Donald Trump dramatically reshaped the courts over his four-year term with a record pace of nominations, and now Biden — who took part in hundreds of confirmations as the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee — is eager to leave his mark with nominees of his own.

More than a third of judges nationwide serving on federal appeals courts one level below the Supreme Court are eligible to step back from active service. With Democrats narrowly controlling the Senate — and with the prospect that they could lose control during the 2022 midterms — Biden intends to move quickly to fill openings that arise on courts affecting significant policies, including environmental regulations, gun laws and immigration.

The fledgling administration already has at least five circuit court openings to fill. More are expected soon as a wave of retirements or judges taking lighter caseloads comes through, including from those who stayed active through Trump’s tenure to avoid having him name their successors.

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[Fiendish Thingy]

1. Until a new organizing resolution is passed, Lindsey is in charge of judicial appointments.

Thanks, Joe Manchin.

[BComplex]

2. Joe Manchin makes me friggin' ill.

WTF does he think he's doing stopping such a huge mandate from the American voters. Seems he "reaches across the aisle" so much he's about to fall off his seat.

[Fiendish Thingy]

3. He will single-handedly sabotage Biden's agenda and erase Dem's house majority in 2022. Nt

[BComplex]

5. That's why we're going to have to work twice as hard in 2022 as we did in 2020 to get more

senators. We have a whole lot of work to do.

[Marius25]

8. It was approved apparently.

Link to tweet

?s=20

[Fiendish Thingy]

9. Great. So now the ONLY power Dems have is to confirm judges and appointees. If Manchin agrees.

[dem4decades]

4. Why is Graham and Mitch still in charge? This is freaking maddening.

[BComplex]

7. Senator Joe Manchin, Democrat from West Virginia.

Refuses to let the democrats do away with the filibuster...the filibuster is a Jim Crow era tool that makes it where most any legislation needs a 2/3 majority to pass, rather than a simple majority.

[lagomorph777]

6. Very good news, assuming we break the "organizing resolution" filibuster.

Also, we need to get to work on expanding the courts, top to bottom. Every Trump appointee needs a supervisor.