New Judges ‘Making An Important Difference For The Country’

‘The Historically Liberal’ 9^th Circuit Court of Appeals Now Has ‘More Judges Appointed By President Donald Trump Than Any Other Federal Circuit’

“The Senate on Tuesday confirmed another of President Trump’s nominees to the California-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, increasing the number of Republican-appointed judges on what is widely considered the country’s most liberal appellate court…. [Daniel] Bress’s confirmation gives Trump his seventh judge on the 9th Circuit, altering the historically liberal bench, which now has 16 judges nominated by Democratic presidents and 12 by Republicans. The court still has one vacancy.” (“Senate Confirms Trump Judicial Nominee To California-Based 9th Circuit,” The Washington Post, 7/09/2019)

• “The nation’s largest appeals court [now has] more judges appointed by President Donald Trump than any other federal circuit. Kirkland & Ellis partner Daniel Bress is poised to become the seventh Trump selection to join the San Francisco-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit …” (“9th Cir. Close to Having More Trump Judges Than Any Other,” Bloomberg Law, 7/08/2019)

• “With each new appointment, Trump gets closer to flipping the court to a majority of judges appointed by Republican presidents.” (“9th Cir. Close to Having More Trump Judges Than Any Other,” Bloomberg Law, 7/08/2019)

SEN. LINDSEY GRAHAM (R-SC), Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman: “I’m very supportive of the nominees submitted by President Trump to serve on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals…. These nominations continue a trend by the Trump Administration of selecting highly qualified men and women to serve on the federal bench.” (U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, Press Release, 1/31/2019)

• SEN. GRAHAM: “I am very pleased that the United States Senate has confirmed Daniel Bress to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. I appreciate my colleagues’ support for Mr. Bress and I appreciate President Trump’s nomination of this fine man. Mr. Bress is one of the most gifted lawyers to appear before the Committee and he will bring a much needed conservative perspective to the Ninth Circuit.” (U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, Press Release, 7/09/2019)

‘Nearly A Quarter Of The Circuit Court System’ Has Been Nominated By President Trump And Confirmed By The Republican Senate

Court of Appeals Authorized Judgeships: 179

Circuit Court of Appeals judges confirmed by 115^th – 116^th Congresses: 42

Percentage of all authorized appeals court judgeships nominated by President Trump and confirmed: 23.5%

 (“Judicial Vacancies,” United States Courts Website, Accessed 7/10/2019; Congress.gov, Accessed 7/10/2019)

“The Senate confirmed its 40th circuit court judge [in May], filling nearly a quarter of the circuit court system with conservative appointments under President Trump.” (The New York Times, 5/15/2019)

• “McConnell’s pace of filling federal court seats has been eye-popping, especially on the powerful appellate circuits.” (“McConnell's Laser Focus On Transforming The Judiciary,” Politico, 10/17/2018)