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Showing Original Post only (View all)The Senate Just Cemented Obama's Judicial Legacy [View all]
WASHINGTON -- If there's one thing from 2014 that will define President Barack Obama's legacy after he's left the White House, it's the number of lifetime judges he put on the federal bench.
In its final act of the year, the Senate blew through a dozen U.S. district court nominees on Tuesday night. That puts Obama at a whopping 89 district court and circuit court confirmations for the year, and means he'll wrap up his sixth year in office with a grand total of 305 district court and circuit court confirmations -- a tally that puts him well beyond where his predecessors were by this point in their presidencies.
President George W. Bush confirmed just 32 district court and circuit court judges during his sixth year in office, according to data provided by Alliance for Justice, a progressive advocacy group focused on the federal judiciary. President Bill Clinton confirmed 65 judges in his sixth year. In total, Bush confirmed 256 district and circuit court nominees after six years in office, Clinton confirmed 302, and President Ronald Reagan confirmed 295. Those numbers include a handful of Court of International Trade confirmations.
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Democrats spent the final days of the lame duck thanking Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) for inadvertently helping to expedite votes on Obama's nominees. On Friday, Cruz derailed a plan by party leaders to leave for the weekend and come back Monday in an effort to force a show vote on Obama's immigration executive action. The stunt kept senators in session all day Saturday, with hours to kill. So, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) used the time to tee up votes for the 12 district court nominees still on the calendar.
Loving this. You always underestimate that man. Silly silly you!
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I haven't seen Harry Reid smile like this in years. I don't like it one bit.
10:00 PM - 13 Dec 2014
Lame duck my ass~
Bravo Mr President.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/17/obama-judicial-nominees_n_6328390.html
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Kudos as well to the Alliance For Justice who worked with the Prez and Reid to get this done.
freshwest
Dec 2014
#39
Yes, Props to the Alliance For Justice for their invaluable assistance in getting this done, fresh!
Cha
Dec 2014
#41
What's to like?.. he instigated Shutting Down our Government last year to the tune of $24 Billion$$$
Cha
Dec 2014
#13
Lots of lame ducks and the President's not one of them.. oh, maybe the one flying over
Cha
Dec 2014
#17
Well named, Huff! It's quite the windfall.. I didn't think we were imagining it all
Cha
Dec 2014
#27
Here's what's hilarious: these appointments are the most lasting legacy of Ted Cruz's career
Recursion
Dec 2014
#28
I know, Recursion.. it's Mind-Blowing!! I'm thanking Ted Cruz but it's really hard to
Cha
Dec 2014
#29
A miracle for Christmas, New Year's and some of those Judges are for life, NCarolinawoman!
Cha
Dec 2014
#31
Justice Jackpot and a new SG and Sarah Saldana to head Immigration and Customs Enforcement,
Cha
Dec 2014
#42
Ted Cruz Embarrassingly Whines About Fact-Checking Site That Constantly Exposes His Lies -
Cha
Dec 2014
#44
If you ever get bored, go back and read the tripe that Cruz spewed on the floor of the Senate . . .
Major Hogwash
Dec 2014
#69