President Joe Biden is on track to match and possibly surpass his predecessor in successfully appointing lower court judges.
Biden announced his 47th round of nominees for vacancies on federal district and appeals courts in late March, bringing his total nominations to 229. That’s just 10 fewer nominees than Donald Trump had at this point in his presidency in the spring of 2020.
Biden’s latest nominees include Kevin G. Ritz to be a judge on the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals as well as four choices for District Court vacancies.
The nominees “ensure that the nation’s courts reflect the diversity that is one of our greatest assets as a country—both in terms of personal and professional backgrounds,” the White House said.
Biden now has a total of 190 confirmed judges out of the 229 total nominations, according to The Heritage Foundation’s
