Esq.
Mar. 1, 2013
Obama's Judicial Vacancies
Puzzling over President Obama's first-term judicial vacancies.
Vacancies in the federal judiciary mounted during Barack Obama's first term as president. He finished with more vacancies (83) than he started with (57), which has not occurred since President Reagan's first term. The unfilled positions have only added to towering caseloads and long waits for court dates in jurisdictions around the country. Although Obama was slower than his predecessors Bill Clinton and George W. Bush to submit nominees, filibusters and other gamesmanship in ...
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