Posted on 07/16/2019 7:54:05 AM PDT by caww
When the Senate approved Daniel Bress to the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco last week, the number ticked up to 127.....
Trump is far ahead of recent presidents for appeals court confirmations, which an analyst calls the "big leagues" of the judiciary system.
"There’s no question that President Trump has been 'incredibly effective at putting people on the appellate courts' — in fact, he’s gotten more than 'twice as many appeals court judges than most of the other presidents,” Mark Carl Rom, a Georgetown University government and public policy professor, told Roll Call.
Trump has already nominated two Supreme Court justices, Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch, in highly contested political battles, the courts under the highest court are vital and his progress has largely gone under the radar while his picks have been praised for their bent on religious liberty.
“The Supreme Court really only hears about one percent of the appeals that are filed in a year, and that means those circuit court of appeals' decisions end up typically being the final word on a case,” Lathan Watts, director of legal communications for First Liberty Institute, told Christian Headlines. “So his nominees and then their confirmation to the circuit court of appeals don't always get the same sort of attention that maybe a Supreme Court pick does. But they are extremely important because, in most cases, their opinion ends up being the final opinion.”
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It goes deeper that just those nominated.
I think Scalia was a dry run to see what the Obama administration (and the assumed subsequent Clinton administration) could get away with.
Had Clinton won there may well have been maybe two tragic accidents or heart attacks among sitting Justices by now. I’m betting Thomas would have been the first.
The only reason we have so many openings for him to fill is because Democrats stonewalled appointments for Republican presidents for years.
Summary:
“Trump has flipped the Third Circuit Court of Appeals from a Democratic-nominated majority to a Republican-nominated one, and other nominees have strengthened Republican-nominated majorities in the Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Courts of Appeal.
The Ninth Circuit, with Bress’ nomination, has narrowed its Democratic-nominated majority to 16 compared to 12 Republican-nominated ones.”
Thank you!
As 2banana wrote;....“Trump has flipped the Third Circuit Court of Appeals from a Democratic-nominated majority to a Republican-nominated one, and other nominees have strengthened Republican-nominated majorities in the Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Courts of Appeal.
The Ninth Circuit, with Bress’ nomination, has narrowed its Democratic-nominated majority to 16 compared to 12 Republican-nominated ones.”
Thanks for posting this good news. If we elect President Trump for one more term, courts at all levels will have our appointments.
That should help our adult children and their children to escape the strangle hold the liberal judges have on our country.
“Summary:
“Trump has flipped the Third Circuit Court of Appeals from a Democratic-nominated majority to a Republican-nominated one, and other nominees have strengthened Republican-nominated majorities in the Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Courts of Appeal.
The Ninth Circuit, with Bress’ nomination, has narrowed its Democratic-nominated majority to 16 compared to 12 Republican-nominated ones.”
To the contrary. It was a combination of three things. 1) Obama was a lazy POS and didn't nominate folks for positions that were open; 2) The republicans owned the senate for the last 6 years of Obama and Mitch did a nice job obstructing the nominees Obama did float; and 3) Everybody thought Hillary was going to be the next president, so there was no big hurry, they would just let her put her Clintonista friends in place (Think Merrick Garland)
The clock is ticking for the next USSC pick!
1) Obama was a lazy POS and didn’t nominate folks for positions that were open///
Laziness was the best thing about Obama. I shutter to think if he had half the energy and drive as Trump.
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