U.S. Senate Confirms 200th Federal Judge Under Trump Presidency
At the ACLJ, we have been periodically updating you on the work the U.S. Senate has been doing to confirm judges at quite a rapid pace . Last week, upon confirming Judge Cory Wilson to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit by a tight vote of 52-48, the Senate reached a judicial milestone...
Judges on the Agenda as U.S. Senate Returns to Capitol Hill
With the world’s eyes rightly focused on responding to the Coronavirus pandemic, there has been a slight pause on many other governmental activities. As we told you last week , that has included confirming judges to serve on the federal judiciary. In the coming weeks, that will change. The U.S.
Judicial Nominations Remain on Record Pace
Although most of the federal government is rightly focused on responding to the Coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. Senate is preparing to resume one of its most critical functions—confirming federal judges. Fortunately, the President and the U.S. Senate remain on a pace to nominate and confirm a record...
21 More Conservative Judges Confirmed
This year we have seen a record number of constitutionally minded judges confirmed . This achievement is a credit to President Trump and the leadership in the U.S. Senate. Former Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, current Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, and...
