Why Sen. Schumer Is Rushing Judges Through Senate Confirmation
During his first term, President Donald Trump appointed 234 federal judges to the bench, including three U.S. Supreme Court justices, 54 judges to U.S. courts of appeals and 174 judges to U.S. district courts throughout the country. In essence, he reformed the makeup of the federal judiciary in four years.
With Trump’s recent election and Democrats fearing more of the same, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-NY, is making no attempt to hide his effort to rush as many new judges nominated by President Joe Biden through the confirmation process before Trump takes back the reins.