Joe Biden judicial appointment controversies
Overview of the judicial appointment controversies of Joe Biden / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
President Joe Biden began his presidency with fewer vacancies to fill than his predecessor.[1][2] He pledged to nominate people with diverse backgrounds and professional experience;[3] further he pledged to nominate the first black woman to the Supreme Court of the United States.[4]
By the end of 2021, 41 judges had been confirmed, the most since Ronald Reagan.[1] By the end of his first year in office, Biden had nominated 73 individuals for federal judgeships, one more than Donald Trump during the same point in his presidency.[5]