Posted on | November 7, 2018 | No Comments
Trump put 84 federal judges on the bench. He appointed 57 more already.
There are 124 vacancies in federal courts now and 20 more federal judges announced their impending retirements by the end of this term. In the next 2 years with 55 Republican senators (10 senator majority) Trump will put at least 84 more judges on the bench, possibly 144 more.
Additionally, previously Clarence Thomas stated that he might retire, he served some 30 years on the court and by 2020 he will be 74. Republicans might replace him with a judge 30 years younger. One of the candidates is the 41 year old Britt Grant. She was a judge on Georgia Supreme Court and currently she serves on the 5th Court of Appeals. Amy Coney Barrett is another candidate, she serves on 7th Court of Appeals.
Additionally, 85 year old liberal Democrat Ruth Bader Ginsburg who had two bouts with pancreatic cancer might retire due to her old age and health problems. By 2020 she will be 87. Another liberal Democrat on the Supreme Court, Stephen Breyer, will be 82 years old by 2020. He might retire, too.
Trump has been the most successful in modern history in putting judges on the Federal bench.
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