They just keep forcing through conservative judges after having blocked Obama nominees.
The Senate confirmed 13 new judges this week.
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) December 20, 2019
Donald Trump has now picked 185 judges:
—133 district court judges
—50 circuit court judges
—2 Supreme Court justices
That’s more than 1/5th of the federal bench.
The new batch fits the trend: young conservatives, mostly 40s/50s.
While the House has been focused on impeachment, the Senate just advanced TEN of Trump's judges.
— Jonathan "Boo and Vote" Cohn (@JonathanCohn) December 19, 2019
Only Dems to vote for LESS THAN HALF:
Mazie Hirono: 0/10
Kirsten Gillibrand: 2/10
Ed Markey: 2/10
Brian Schatz: 3/10
Chuck Schumer: 3/10
Jeff Merkley: 4/10
Ron Wyden: 4/10
While the rest of Washington focused on impeachment proceedings, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell forced a deal with Democrats to expedite 11 federal district judge nominations https://t.co/zbyyf6dcOi
— CNN (@CNN) December 18, 2019
Why do they support Trump? It’s about the judges. McConnell held seats open for years during the Obama administration, hoping for this opportunity. Democrats need to wise up about the courts as an issue in Presidential/Senate races. https://t.co/t5PP6O82zF
— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) December 18, 2019
Pres. Trump and Senate Majority Leader McConnell have seated a 174 federal judges in just 3 years and they're on track to seat more – shaping the courts for years to come. https://t.co/00YuGvOoiU
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) December 17, 2019
BREAKING: As the House prepares to vote on impeachment this week, @senatemajldr just moved forward on THIRTEEN more of Trump’s judicial nominees, including three who refused to say that #BrownvBoard was correctly decided.
— Vanita Gupta (@vanitaguptaCR) December 16, 2019
If confirmed by the Senate, they will serve for life. pic.twitter.com/o0QeEIETVh
Trump has made the federal courts whiter and more male. Nearly two-thirds of his judicial nominees have been white men, more than twice their share of the U.S. population. Trump has not nominated a single African American appellate judge. https://t.co/82bYnWmmbo
— Kristen Clarke (@KristenClarkeJD) December 16, 2019
Trump tells his Fox town hall that partly thanks to McConnell Obama left him 142 judicial vacancies (104) and that usually you're left 0 and if you get even 1 you're lucky (not even close to true). https://t.co/VGz6lbgnGt pic.twitter.com/Hc8C42bxGr
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) March 5, 2020