A new team guides Trump 2.0 as he begins to fill judicial vacancies

Whitney Hermandorfer: Trump’s First Judicial Nomination Is a Gift to MAGA Loyalists

Vacancies Since Trump won reelection in November, only 18 judges have created new vacancies for him to fill. The vast majority—16 of 18—have been district judges, and13 of those 16 were appointed by Republican presidents. Five of the 16 vacancies are to courts in states with Democratic senators, meaning that, as long as Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley maintains the Senate’s blue slip tradition, Trump cannot appoint a replacement without…

Trump announces first judicial nominees, including ‘staunch defender’ of women’s sports

President Donald Trump has announced his first slate of judicial nominees, promising they will be tough on crime and protect women’s sports.

The Trump 2.0 Judicial Nominations Apparatus Officially Launches

During the first Trump administration, there were few issues more near and dear to MAGA than the judicial agenda—that is, stacking the federal courts with rock-ribbed conservative constitutionalists. I know here of what I speak: I actually personally and professionally benefited from the Trump 1.0 judicial nominations agenda when, in 2018, I become one of the first four law clerks for Ju

A new team guides Trump 2.0 as he begins to fill judicial vacancies

President Donald Trump is entering his second term facing a starkly different judicial landscape after transforming the federal judiciary in his first term — but with no less ambition to leave his mark. On Thursday, Trump announced the first judicial…

Trump Nominates First Slate of Federal Judges After Slow Start to Judicial Appointments Process

Filling judicial vacancies was a key priority — and major legacy — of the president’s first term.

President Trump Announces First Wave Of Judicial Nominees - Civil Deadline

In a dramatic return to one of his most consequential presidential legacies, Donald J. Trump unleashed his first wave of judicial nominees on Tuesday — a bold slate packed with conservative legal firepower, MAGA loyalty, and unapologetic ambition to reshape the American judiciary. The message is clear: the Trump bench is back, and it's loaded ...