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Judicial Appointments

Federal judge confirmations, judicial vacancies, and court composition fights.

  1. 2026

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    Constitution Article II Section 2
    Judiciary Hearing Nominees
    The Changing Demographics of the Federal Bench
    Apr 29

    Senate Judiciary vets 4 Trump district judge nominees

    One nominee sat on a Trump case while seeking his appointment

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    John George
    Chuck Grassley
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Key figures in Judicial Appointments

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Chuck Grassley
Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee; Senator (R-IA)
Dick Durbin
Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee; Senator (D-IL)
Donald Trump
President of the United States
Andrew Jones
Nominee, U.S. District Judge, Southern District of Texas; Deputy U.S. Attorney, Southern District of Texas
Dave Yost
Attorney General, State of Ohio
Jeffrey T. Kuntz
Nominee, U.S. District Judge, Southern District of Florida; Chief Judge, Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal
John George
Nominee, U.S. District Judge, Southern District of Texas; Acting U.S. Attorney, Southern District of Texas
Michael J. Hendershot
Nominee, U.S. District Judge, Northern District of Ohio; Chief Deputy State Solicitor, Ohio
Mike DeWine
Governor of Ohio
Nicholas Ganjei
Former U.S. Attorney, Southern District of Texas (now federal judge)
Rick Scott
Senator (R-FL)