President Joe Biden’s commitment to diversifying the federal judiciary has culminated in a historic achievement: appointing 40 Black women to lifetime judgeships, the most of any president in U.S. history. Further, Biden has appointed 62 Black judges, cementing his presidency as one focused on ...
When he took over, 30 percent of active federal judges had been appointed by Trump. He also had just 49 federal court vacancies to fill at that point — less than half the number that Trump started with. But Biden campaigned on offsetting Trump’s conservative stamp by nominating judges ...
such as curtailing the ability of transgender youth to access certain medical treatments or participate in school sports. They are also concerned that an influx of conservative federal judges appointed by Trump might lead to rulings allowing religious exemptions. ...
In September, Hunter Biden pleaded guilty to allnine federal tax chargeshe faced, just as jury selection was about to begin in a downtown Los Angeles courtroom. The indictment in the tax case included racy details of Biden’s life between 2016 and 2019 ...
U.S. District Judge Terry Doughty was appointed by former President Donald Trump in 2018, an example of the former president’s lasting influence in the American judicial system. Trump frequently touted his appointment of hundreds of federal judges, as well as Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Bar...
Biden nominates longtime public defender for U.S. court in Philly in race to confirm more judges than Trump Catherine Henry would become the eighth federal judge Biden has appointed in Pennsylvania if she is confirmed by the Senate. Catherine HenryRead morePhoto courtesy of the...
Hunter Biden departs from federal court June 11, 2024, in Wilmington, Del.Matt Slocum/AP, FILE Cannon's ruling centered around arguments that Smith's prosecution of Trump was illegitimate because, in her determination, Smith was unlawfully appointed by Attorney Ge...
and the tolerance that comes with age and experience becomes a positive disqualification, as does experience with the non-federal parts of the federal system. While the collegial nature of appellate courts will somewhat mitigate the impact of an influx of inexperienced and partisan judges, the full...
Following the White House announcement of the pardon, Hunter Biden's legal team informed the federal judges overseeing his cases in Delaware and California about the pardon so the cases can be formally dismissed and the sentencing hearings set for later this month be canceled. ...
Judges hand down what could be the last punishments for the Jan. 6 riot before pardons from Trump 1 hour ago Trump’s inauguration will be held inside. What to know if you’re traveling to Washington 47 mins ago Biden says Equal Rights Amendment is considered ratified, declaring it ...