Trump Has Record Number of Judges Confirmed in 1st Year

[Abbey Marie]

Dianne Feinstein of California is not happy with how quickly these judges have been confirmed. Oh well. It's not an easy task to accomplish, so tough tootsies on her!

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Trump Has Record Number of Judges Confirmed in 1st Year

President Donald Trump's 12th federal appeals court nominee was approved by Senate Republicans — setting the record for the most circuit court picks confirmed during a president's first year in office, Axios reported.

Trump's selection of young, conservatives for the lifetime posts will easily outlast his presidency. The judges have significant say in almost every area of policy, according to Axios.

The Senate confirmed James Ho to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, on Thursday, HuffPost noted.

Ho's confirmation officially broke the record for Trump, who now surpasses Presidents Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy, who had 11 circuit court judges approved in their first year, according to the Axios. By comparison, President Barack Obama had just three.

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, noted the record-setting confirmation in a tweet:



But Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, the ranking Democrat on the Judiciary Committee, blasted Republican efforts to push through the confirmation, Axios reported.

She noted the "speed at which these judges are being rammed through the process is stunning."

https://www.newsmax.com/politics/don.../15/id/832021/

[Abbey Marie]

yeah, there's some awesome trumplings being nominated

like this guy



kennedy is a republican, btw

There are judges who aren't even law grads, and sit without much if any courtroom experience. They all have to start somewhere.

These questions would take him (or his clerk) 5 minutes to research. I was awarded best paper in my Evidence class. Learning it is not a biggie.

[Abbey Marie]

i make no secret of my contempt for trump and anyone over the age of forty who voted for him.

if you think having incompetent judges on the federal bench is *winning*, you deserve what you'll get.

this clown will only see the inside of a federal judges chambers as a tourist

Or perhaps, he will approach each case with fresh eyes and a lack of jaded bias.
We do know he is well-acquainted with studying the law, do we not? Or did you skip over the work he's been doing for years?

[Abbey Marie]

Then next time you need a brain surgeon, ask the man who cleans the toilets. Being a judge is a highly technical and specialized job. Joe the plummer can't be a judge.

And they have law clerks, who can and often do the research and writing for them.

[pete311]

And they have law clerks, who can and often do the research and writing for them.

Please stop defending this nominee's incompetence. I know you know better.

[Abbey Marie]

Please stop defending this nominee's incompetence. I know you know better.

Pete, there is a ton of law out there. And I'd assume you know that lawyers, like doctors, tend to specialize. An Estates attorney will not know many Securities regulations, etc. And I surely have forgotten most of what I learned in law school. That does not mean we can't easily learn new things.

The important things here are that he:
1. Studied law
2. Still works with it
3. Undoubtedly knows how to parse a case and research the law.
4. Will be impartial
5. Unlike liberal judges, will not be a Constitution-shredding activist, legislating from the bench

[pete311]

Pete, there is a ton of law out there. And I'd assume you know that lawyers, like doctors, tend to specialize. An Estates attorney will not know many Securities regulations, etc. And I surely have forgotten most of what I learned in law school. That does not mean we can't easily learn new things.

The important things here are that he:
1. Studied law
2. Still works with it
3. Undoubtedly knows how to parse a case and research the law.
4. Will be impartial
5. Unlike liberal judges, will not be a Constitution-shredding activist, legislating from the bench

Abbey, I appreciate your effort here, but this man is not applying to be some city traffic judge. This is akin to a med student applying for chief of surgery. Watch the video. He doesn't know basic 101 law and doesn't have experience.

[Abbey Marie]

Abbey, I appreciate your effort here, but this man is not applying to be some city traffic judge. This is akin to a med student applying for chief of surgery. Watch the video. He doesn't know basic 101 law and doesn't have experience.

I did watch the video, honest.

He does know the law. He hasn't worked with and/or has forgotten some terms used in litigation. I'm serious- it's not a biggie. They are easily picked up.

[High_Plains_Drifter]

Pete, there is a ton of law out there. And I'd assume you know that lawyers, like doctors, tend to specialize. An Estates attorney will not know many Securities regulations, etc. And I surely have forgotten most of what I learned in law school. That does not mean we can't easily learn new things.

The important things here are that he:
1. Studied law
2. Still works with it
3. Undoubtedly knows how to parse a case and research the law.
4. Will be impartial
5. Unlike liberal judges, will not be a Constitution-shredding activist, legislating from the bench

Pete's just mad because the appointee isn't a leftist activist. He's mad because they're being systematically replaced.

It's obvious.

[Black Diamond]

I did watch the video, honest.

He does know the law. He hasn't worked with and/or has forgotten some terms used in litigation. I'm serious- it's not a biggie. They are easily picked up.

Go figure.

[pete311]

I did watch the video, honest.

He does know the law. He hasn't worked with and/or has forgotten some terms used in litigation. I'm serious- it's not a biggie. They are easily picked up.

Ok next time you need brain surgery, ask the dentist, it can all be easily picked up.

[pete311]

Pete's just mad because the appointee isn't a leftist activist. He's mad because they're being systematically replaced.

It's obvious.

Oh really? Please do tell of my rants about all the other nominees? Where is my outrage for the others? This INDIVIDUAL was clearly exposed.

[High_Plains_Drifter]

Ok next time you need brain surgery, ask the dentist, it can all be easily picked up.

Still trotting out that ASININE comment? Looks like it.

This person HAD to meet certain CRITERIA to even be NOMINATED for this position.

What part about that isn't sinking into that PEA BRAIN of your's?

[High_Plains_Drifter]

Oh really? Please do tell of my rants about all the other nominees? Where is my outrage for the others? This INDIVIDUAL was clearly exposed.

You've been holding it in until you thought you had something... like the many times you radicals thought you had president Trump.

This is how you leftists operate and we know it. You all got your orders to go out and whine about this, lock step, group think... and here you are.

[Black Diamond]

Abbey, I appreciate your effort here, but this man is not applying to be some city traffic judge. This is akin to a med student applying for chief of surgery. Watch the video. He doesn't know basic 101 law and doesn't have experience.

Funny. Obama wasn't applying to be traffic judge either. But you're upset now because this guy had a bad interview.