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Russ Feingold said Biden has fell behind Trump in getting Judges confirmed?
What’s happened? I thought the whole point of Feinstein staying was to make sure this didn’t happen?
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said huh. 
Confirmations
https://www.acslaw.org/press_release/acs-statement-in-response-to-president-biden-falling-behind-previous-administration-on-judicial-confirmations/
Washington, DC – After exceeding his predecessor’s pace on judicial confirmations for much of his tenure thus far, President Biden is now behind on the number of confirmed Article III judges. President Biden has had 140 judges confirmed to date. While, former President Trump had 144 judges confirmed by the end of July of his third year. In response, the American Constitution Society released the following statement:
“After maintaining an impressive pace of both nominations and confirmations, it is disappointing to see the White House and Senate now lagging behind the previous administration in filling federal court vacancies,” said ACS President Russ Feingold. “Courts are on the frontlines of nearly every policy issue about which the White House and Senate majority care. Moreover, confirming life-tenure judges is arguably the most lasting impact that the White House and Senators can have, especially with a divided Congress. We applaud the White House’s recent tranche of nominees and urge the Senate to plan now for a robust confirmation schedule as soon as it is back in session in September.”
“The Senate had an opportunity to scrap its August recess and devote that precious time to confirming judges. Instead, they will return in September with a real challenge before them,” said ACS Vice President for Strategic Engagement Zack Gima. “To exceed the previous administration’s 187 confirmed judges in its first three years, the White House will need to announce at least 16 more nominees, and the Senate will need to confirm all pending nominees plus those additional 16 before the end of the year. This is doable, but only if the Senate demonstrates a much more aggressive commitment to judges than it has in recent months.”
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https://www.acslaw.org/
https://www.acslaw.org/press_release/acs-statement-in-response-to-president-biden-falling-behind-previous-administration-on-judicial-confirmations/
Washington, DC – After exceeding his predecessor’s pace on judicial confirmations for much of his tenure thus far, President Biden is now behind on the number of confirmed Article III judges. President Biden has had 140 judges confirmed to date. While, former President Trump had 144 judges confirmed by the end of July of his third year. In response, the American Constitution Society released the following statement:
“After maintaining an impressive pace of both nominations and confirmations, it is disappointing to see the White House and Senate now lagging behind the previous administration in filling federal court vacancies,” said ACS President Russ Feingold. “Courts are on the frontlines of nearly every policy issue about which the White House and Senate majority care. Moreover, confirming life-tenure judges is arguably the most lasting impact that the White House and Senators can have, especially with a divided Congress. We applaud the White House’s recent tranche of nominees and urge the Senate to plan now for a robust confirmation schedule as soon as it is back in session in September.”
“The Senate had an opportunity to scrap its August recess and devote that precious time to confirming judges. Instead, they will return in September with a real challenge before them,” said ACS Vice President for Strategic Engagement Zack Gima. “To exceed the previous administration’s 187 confirmed judges in its first three years, the White House will need to announce at least 16 more nominees, and the Senate will need to confirm all pending nominees plus those additional 16 before the end of the year. This is doable, but only if the Senate demonstrates a much more aggressive commitment to judges than it has in recent months.”
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https://www.acslaw.org/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Constitution_Society
The American Constitution Society was founded in 2001 by Peter Rubin, a Georgetown Law School professor who served as counsel to Al Gore in the legal battle over the 2000 election. The group was originally known as the Madison Society for Law and Policy. The organization was formed as a counterweight to the conservative Federalist Society. It was founded in order to build a network of progressive lawyers and foster new avenues of progressive legal thought. ACS received its initial funding from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. The Democracy Alliance lists ACS as a recommended funding recipient.
Board of directors
Members of the organization's board of directors have included David Halperin, a speechwriter in the Bill Clinton administration who also served as the organization's founding executive director from 2001 to 2003; and Eric Holder, former Attorney General of the United States. Among the organization's former board chairs is California Supreme Court Judge Goodwin Liu.
The American Constitution Society was founded in 2001 by Peter Rubin, a Georgetown Law School professor who served as counsel to Al Gore in the legal battle over the 2000 election. The group was originally known as the Madison Society for Law and Policy. The organization was formed as a counterweight to the conservative Federalist Society. It was founded in order to build a network of progressive lawyers and foster new avenues of progressive legal thought. ACS received its initial funding from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. The Democracy Alliance lists ACS as a recommended funding recipient.
Board of directors
Members of the organization's board of directors have included David Halperin, a speechwriter in the Bill Clinton administration who also served as the organization's founding executive director from 2001 to 2003; and Eric Holder, former Attorney General of the United States. Among the organization's former board chairs is California Supreme Court Judge Goodwin Liu.
