President Trump Gets A Head Start On Shaping The Federal Courts
Trump is already putting his mark on the federal bench. Thanks to a large number of vacancies, he has a chance to make a big impression, quickly.
by Scott Horsley
May 08, 2017
2 minutes
President Trump is moving quickly to put his personal stamp on the federal courts.
On Monday the president nominated 10 people for federal judgeships. Thanks to an unusually large number of vacancies on the bench, there could be many more to come.
"This is just a down payment," said John Malcolm of the Heritage Foundation. He noted there are more than 100 open seats on the federal
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