On the Bench: Tracking President Biden's Judicial Nominations
ACS's weekly roundup of Senate activity on President Biden's nominees for lifetime seats on district and circuit courts.
ACS's Judicial News Roundup
Judicial Nominations, On The Bench
On The Bench: Week of April 25, 2024
Apr 25, 2024
After finalizing votes on legislation, the Senate went on its scheduled recess this week. As a result, there were no votes on judicial nominations. Before leaving, however, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer filed cloture on Georgia Alexakis (N.D. Ill.), setting up a cloture vote for when the Senate returns on April 30. This week the White […]
Judicial Nominations, On The Bench
On The Bench: Week of April 18, 2024
Apr 18, 2024
As of this writing, the full Senate made no progress on judicial nominations this week. This was due in large part to the articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas being delivered to the Senate this week. On Wednesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing for 4 Article III nominees: Kevin Ritz […]
Judicial Nominations, On The Bench
On The Bench: Week of April 11, 2024
Apr 11, 2024
The Senate made continued progress on judicial nominations this week. Over the course of the week, the Senate confirmed 3 Article III nominees: Judge Ann Marie McIff Allen (D. Utah), Magistrate Judge Susan Bazis (D. Neb.), and Robert White (E.D. Mich.). During this administration there have now been 193 Article III nominees confirmed. This is […]
Diversity of the Federal Bench
Current statistics on the gender and racial diversity of the Article III courts.
Changing Circuit Court Composition
The Trump administration ushered in a radical transformation of the circuit courts. The Biden administration has an opportunity to reverse this trend.
Judicial Nominations
Every day, federal courts decide cases critical to our rights — from the environment to voting to immigration. Those who are appointed to serve on the bench must be qualified, fair, and impartial.