A thread to discuss all things related to Federal Courts under Trump.
Regardless of what success Trump may or may not have on the legislative side, he has an opportunity to impact the court system for decades to come. We often have our eyes on the SC when most of the
action occurs in the lower federal courts - beginning wt the District Courts and then moving to the various Court of Appeals.
This article does a good job in laying out 1. The opportunity with current vacancies at each federal court level 2. The influence he will have to shape not just the SC but all federal courts.
While judges appointed by Democratic presidents make up a much higher % than judges appointed by Republican Presidents, the # of current vacancies alone could almost balance out the mix of Dem/Rep appointed judges.
This does not include vacancies which will occur during the next 4 or 8 years.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2017-07-10/trump-begins-the-rightward-shift-of-america-s-courts