November 29, 2012

Fewer Judges Confirmed Under President Obama Than Any First Term President Since Kennedy

Fewer Judges Confirmed Under President Obama Than Any First Term President Since Kennedy: According to data from the Federal Judicial Center, the rate of judicial confirmations under President Obama is slower than the rate during any president’s first term since the term begun by President John F. Kennedy in 1961. The chart below includes all Article III federal judicial confirmations during a president’s first term. As the purpose [...]/p