The old guard of the judiciary moves on as Biden announces new picks for bench

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By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer

Updated 7:34 AM ET, Fri April 9, 2021

(CNN) - As President Joe Biden launches a new era of judicial appointments, the old guard of the bench is in its twilight.

The judges of the Ronald Reagan era who pioneered the modern conservative revolution in American law are down to just a handful among the 870 total spots on the three-tier federal bench. Those few are still writing some of the most contentious, attention-grabbing opinions, for example to restrict voting, regulate abortion and limit free press.

At the same time, influential liberals of President Bill Clinton's two terms, those most prominent in countering conservatism, are leaving and making way for Biden nominees. Judges David Tatel, on the influential District of Columbia Circuit, and Robert Katzmann, of the New York-based 2nd Circuit, announced their retirements soon after Biden's inauguration.

This pattern reflects the enduring impact, along with innately political character, of judicial selection, whether seen in the young firebrands Reagan selected in the 1980s or the broad diversity Biden seeks today.

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