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Trump to inherit more than 100 court vacancies, plans to reshape judiciary
Washington Post ^ | Dec. 25, 2016 | By Philip Rucker and Robert Barnes

Posted on 12/25/2016 9:09:38 PM PST by Innovative

Donald Trump is set to inherit an uncommon number of vacancies in the federal courts in addition to the open Supreme Court seat, giving the president-elect a monumental opportunity to reshape the judiciary after taking office.

The estimated 103 judicial vacancies that President Obama is expected to hand over to Trump in the Jan. 20 transition of power is nearly double the 54 openings Obama found eight years ago following George W. Bush’s presidency.

Confirmation of Obama’s judicial nominees slowed to a crawl after Republicans took control of the Senate in 2015. Obama White House officials blame Senate Republicans for what they characterize as an unprecedented level of obstruction in blocking the Democratic president’s court picks.

The result is a multitude of openings throughout the federal circuit and district courts that will allow the new Republican president to quickly make a wide array of lifetime appointments.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: court; courts; federalcourts; federaljudges; judges; judiciary; trump; trumpagenda; trumpcourt; trumptransition; vacancies
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To: dsc

I agree, in Jesus’ Righteous Name.


21 posted on 12/25/2016 10:49:45 PM PST by skr (May God confound the enemy)
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To: KeyLargo

What’s your point? Jerk.


22 posted on 12/25/2016 10:52:22 PM PST by Cobra64 (Common sense isn't common any more.)
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To: KeyLargo

How many times are you going to post this same thing?
That is like at least 5 times you have done it now.


23 posted on 12/25/2016 10:56:38 PM PST by Repeal The 17th (I was conceived in liberty, how about you?)
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To: Innovative
I hope that Trump and the Senate shove a conservative judiciary up the Democrats.......@ss!
24 posted on 12/25/2016 11:00:06 PM PST by Robert357 (D.Rather "Hoist with his own petard!" www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1223916/posts)
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To: umgud
Hope he finds the youngest conservative candidates.

Amen to that - YOUNG and CONSERVATIVE..

25 posted on 12/25/2016 11:12:06 PM PST by GOPJ (Anyone remember New York Times CRYBULLIES calling for 'moderation' when Obama was elected '08?)
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To: GOPJ

Are there even that many conservative judges to choose from?


26 posted on 12/25/2016 11:17:20 PM PST by OrangeHoof (Get used to it - President Donald J. Trump)
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To: Innovative

“More good news.”

Would be reading that Just Us Ruth Buzzy Ginsberg had assumed room temperature and that Breyer and Kennedy were on deck for the same “process.”


27 posted on 12/25/2016 11:46:56 PM PST by vette6387
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To: Innovative
Wrong, they are all open for consideration of change.

Ronald Reagan replaced every sitting U.S. Attorney when he appointed his first Attorney General. President Clinton, acting through me as Acting AG, did the same thing, even with few permanent candidates in mind."

28 posted on 12/26/2016 12:23:35 AM PST by Robert DeLong
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To: Dilbert San Diego

Leaving the court at 8 is leaving it in a precarious position. Schumer will just initiate blowhard tactics and his picks will be approved.....due to the very simple fact that few nominees are NOT approved. The Dems playing games will be frowned on just like all this cr** the Dems are pulling now.


29 posted on 12/26/2016 3:58:07 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: dsc

They were good for something? Our votes weren’t wasted in the mid terms and recently?

That actually feels very good.


30 posted on 12/26/2016 4:15:32 AM PST by dp0622 (The only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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To: Innovative

And since this will be an 8 year run, it’s likely at least one other SCOTUS seat!


31 posted on 12/26/2016 4:15:51 AM PST by albie
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To: Innovative

Find over 100 honest lawyers? Yuge job.


32 posted on 12/26/2016 4:19:24 AM PST by mad_as_he$$ ("It's a war against humanity!" Donald J. Trump)
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To: OrangeHoof

I was going to make that comment but you beat me to it.


33 posted on 12/26/2016 4:21:20 AM PST by Russ
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To: Dilbert San Diego

Filibusters is with the consent of the Republicans. If they don’t want it, do a Harry Reid


34 posted on 12/26/2016 4:30:37 AM PST by italianquaker
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To: Innovative

Thinking the same...great news...


35 posted on 12/26/2016 4:34:58 AM PST by Deplorable American1776 (Proud to be a DeplorableAmerican with a Deplorable Family...even the dog is DEPLORABLE :-))
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To: xp38

I think Trump could beat a clone of Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers together.


36 posted on 12/26/2016 4:38:08 AM PST by Deplorable American1776 (Proud to be a DeplorableAmerican with a Deplorable Family...even the dog is DEPLORABLE :-))
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To: Innovative

It should absolutely be his first priority
Then the Wall


37 posted on 12/26/2016 5:17:10 AM PST by uncbob
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To: Innovative

Thank God it isn’t Hillary who inherited these vacancies.


38 posted on 12/26/2016 5:21:08 AM PST by GreenHornet
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To: uncbob

Yes. And job #3 needs to be election reform and registration validation. There must be some way to invalidate all the democrat voter/registration fraud, or this may be the last chance for real Americans to choose their own destiny.


39 posted on 12/26/2016 5:59:54 AM PST by Sgt_Schultze (If a border fence isn't effective, why is there a border fence around the White House?)
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To: mad_as_he$$

Maybe we should start submitting names of honest conservative lawyers?


40 posted on 12/26/2016 6:00:17 AM PST by datricker (President Elect Trump MAGA baby MAGA yeah! Free Julian!)
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