The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved more than three dozen nominees to the federal bench, paving the way for a full vote before the Senate as President Trump continues to reshape the federal judiciary.
The nominees include six to the federal circuit courts, to which Trump has already appointed 30 judges. The Senate Judiciary Committee also approved 34 nominees to the federal district courts, two to the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, and two to the U.S. Court of International Trade.
Five of the six nominees to the federal circuit courts were approved along party-lines.
The 44 judicial nominees passed out of the committee marks the most approved in a single markup since 1981.
The picks will now head to the full Senate where, if confirmed, they will join the 85 judges Trump has named to the federal bench, including two to the U.S. Supreme Court.
The Senate is largely expected to confirm the nominees, as Republicans hold 53 seats.
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You can say what you want about Mr. Trump, but this quiet focus on getting judges in place that respect the Constitution is brilliant. The left has used the judiciary to enact it's agenda that wouldn't pass in Congress. This will stop them, and help to protect the US from the radical left.
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