Trump Gets Four Circuit Court Judges in Major Deal With Senate Democrats

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Posted on 11/21/2024 12:29:05 PM PST by cotton1706

In what could be seen as a historic moment in modern American political history, Senate Democrats have gifted Donald Trump four circuit court seats in exchange for expediting 11 district court vacancies. The deal was brought about by Senate Republicans stalling confirmation hearings so effectively that the Democrat leadership cried, "Uncle."

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The four appeals court nominations that will expire with the new Congress are Ryan Park, of North Carolina, for the 4th Circuit; Julia Lipez, of Maine, for the 1st Circuit; Karla Campbell, of Tennessee, for the 6th Circuit; and Adeel Mangi, of New Jersey, for the 3rd Circuit.

Some of these nominations, like that of Ryan Park, seemed to be dead already:

A U.S. Senate panel on Thursday advanced the nomination of one of Democratic President Joe Biden's final picks to serve as a federal appeals court judge over the objections of Republican Senator Thom Tillis, who warned he had secured enough votes to potentially prevent the nominee from being confirmed.

President Trump will fill These positions.

The positive thing about this interaction was that both sides were able to act like adults. While the Democrats got 11 district court judges, the Republicans arguably got the better deal with four circuit court picks.

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1 posted on 11/21/2024 12:29:05 PM PST by cotton1706

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4 posted on 11/21/2024 12:32:33 PM PST by Dr. Sivana ("Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye." (John 2:5))

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