When Trump took office, the Ninth Circuit was comprised of 18 judges nominated by Democrats and seven by Republicans, with four vacancies. Trump has appointed 10 judges to the circuit, helping trim the Democratic advantage from 18-7 to 16-13.
When Trump took office, the Ninth Circuit was comprised of 18 judges nominated by Democrats and seven by Republicans, with four vacancies. Trump has appointed 10 judges to the circuit, helping trim the Democratic advantage from 18-7 to 16-13.
President Trump has nominated enough judges to federal courts that he has flipped three circuits courts from holding a Democrat-appointed majority to a Republican-appointed majority.