Press Release: PRESIDENT TRUMP’S HISTORIC JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS

Key Takeaways:

• Today [September 9th], President Trump released a new list of potential Supreme Court nominees

• Appointing conservative judges is another promise made, promise kept by President Trump

President Trump campaigned in 2016 on appointing conservative judges, and released lists of potential Supreme Court nominees as a candidate

President Trump chose from the lists he released to the public as both a candidate and President, nominating and confirming Supreme Court Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh

• President Trump appointed judges at a historic pace, reshaping the federal judiciary for years to come

President Trump has appointed 205 federal judges so far, the second most of any U.S. President at this point in his presidency

President Trump has appointed one out of every four federal judges, and has appointed one out of every three appeals court judges

President Trump has appointed 53 U.S. Court of Appeals judges, the second fastest pace in history

• For the first time in four decades, all appellate courts’ vacancies have been filled by President Trump

President Trump has flipped the balance of three federal appeals courts, and shifted nine appeals courts to the right

President Trump has appointed two Supreme Court justices, who will uphold and interpret the Constitution as written

• Meanwhile, Joe Biden has refused to release a list of potential Supreme Court nominees

Biden has endorsed a litmus test and will only nominate judges who pledge to support abortion

Biden has said he will nominate judges who view the Constitution as a “living document,” essentially saying he would nominate judicial activists who try to legislate from the bench