President Joe Biden is on track to match or surpass President-elect Donald Trump’s 234 federal judicial confirmations after a Senate deal allowed Biden to push through additional nominees while leaving four appellate court seats open for Trump.
Biden has confirmed 221 judges, including 173 district and 45 appeals court judges, compared to Trump’s 174 district and 54 appellate confirmations. However, Biden has only confirmed one Supreme Court justice, compared to Trump’s three. The agreement permits Senate Democrats to confirm 12–14 district court nominees by year’s end, potentially bringing Biden’s total to 235.
Notably, four of Biden’s circuit court nominees—Adeel Abdullah Mangi, Karla M. Campbell, Julia M. Lipez, and Ryan Young Park—were sidelined. Opposition to Mangi, citing links to controversial programs, included accusations of Islamophobia and eroded support from within the Democratic Party.
While Senate Democrats praised Biden’s judicial appointments, critics, including University of Richmond Law Professor Carl Tobias, argued the deal was not a clear win for either side.
As Trump prepares for his second term, he faces fewer judicial vacancies and will prioritize appointing “strong originalist judges.” Biden, meanwhile, has set records for appointing diverse candidates, including Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman on the Supreme Court.
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