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NEW: After Trump, Democrats set out on a mission to “repair the courts”
Biden and senators begin recruiting civil rights lawyers and public defenders to be judges—seeing an outpouring of interest.
Growing vacancies. A wafer-thin majority. 2 years to act. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/after-trump-democrats-set-out-mission-repair-courts-n1256174
Biden and senators begin recruiting civil rights lawyers and public defenders to be judges—seeing an outpouring of interest.
Growing vacancies. A wafer-thin majority. 2 years to act. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/after-trump-democrats-set-out-mission-repair-courts-n1256174
BIDEN has begun to staff his commission to review the structure of the courts. It’ll be co-chaired by Bob Bauer and Cristina Rodriguez, per a source familiar with @POTUS plans, who promises a “wide range of expert views” from across the spectrum. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/after-trump-democrats-set-out-mission-repair-courts-n1256174
Biden and Senate Democrats are quickly coalescing around a desire for more public defenders and fewer prosecutors or corporate lawyers on the bench. They have dozens of vacancies to fill—mostly in district courts—after Trump & McConnell raced to fill many. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/after-trump-democrats-set-out-mission-repair-courts-n1256174
What Dem leaders think:
-They want every vacancy filled by ‘22
-Priority: fill districts
-Chatter on expanding lower courts
-Blue slips? Keep McConnell precedent for circuits, TBD districts
-Preparations being made in case of SCOTUS opening this year https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/after-trump-democrats-set-out-mission-repair-courts-n1256174
-They want every vacancy filled by ‘22
-Priority: fill districts
-Chatter on expanding lower courts
-Blue slips? Keep McConnell precedent for circuits, TBD districts
-Preparations being made in case of SCOTUS opening this year https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/after-trump-democrats-set-out-mission-repair-courts-n1256174
This comes after White House counsel Dana Remus told senators to get it together and recruit judicial nominees quickly. She’s setting a 45-day deadline post-vacancy to send recs on nominees “who represent Americans in every walk of life.”
Dem aide says this letter lit “a fire.”
Dem aide says this letter lit “a fire.”
Much as the Reid precedent boomeranged, some of Mitch McConnell’s actions under Trump will now help Democrats — i.e. nuking the SCOTUS filibuster, cutting debate time for lower court judges, killing the blue slip rule for circuit judges. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/after-trump-democrats-set-out-mission-repair-courts-n1256174
