This report is limited to Article III courts, where appointees are confirmed to lifetime judgeships. In the past month:
- Four judges have been confirmed.
- Two judges have been nominated.
By June 30 — 527 days in office — President Donald Trump (R) nominated 61 individuals to Article III judgeships. For historical comparison*:
- President Joe Biden (D) had nominated 105 individuals during his first term, 90 of which were ultimately confirmed to their positions.
- President Trump had nominated 153 individuals during his first term, 85 of which were ultimately confirmed to their positions.
- President Barack Obama (D) had nominated 80 individuals during his first term, 64 of which were confirmed.
- President George W. Bush (R) had nominated 147 individuals during his first term, 89 of which were confirmed.
*Note: These figures include unsuccessful nominations.
The following data visualizations track the number of Article III judicial nominations by president by days in office during the Biden, Trump, Obama, and George W. Bush administrations (2001-present).
The first tracker is limited to successful nominations, where the nominee was ultimately confirmed to their respective court:
The second tracker counts all Article III nominations, including unsuccessful nominations (for example, when the nomination was withdrawn or the U.S. Senate did not vote on the nomination), renominations of individuals to the same court, and recess appointments. A recess appointment occurs when the president appoints a federal official while the Senate is in recess.
The data contained in these charts is compiled by Ballotpedia staff from publicly available information provided by the Federal Judicial Center. The comparison by days shown between the presidents is not reflective of the larger state of the federal judiciary during their respective administrations and is intended solely to track nominations by president by day.
Main article link: https://ballotpedia.org/Current_federal_judicial_vacancies
Additional reading:
