Biden Sidesteps Open Republican Judicial Seats in His Court Picks
President Biden is racing to get his court picks on the bench, but he’s sidestepping vacancies in states with Republican senators.
Among Biden’s Senate-confirmed picks, and the vacancies where he’s made nominations, none are from GOP-led states or those where the Senate seats are split between Democrats and Republicans.
That’s left Biden with 16 district court vacancies to fill from states with at least one GOP senator, and more on the horizon. For the powerful circuit courts, the lone vacancy where Biden hasn’t named a replacement is in Kansas — represented by GOP Sens. Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall — on the 10th Circuit.