Federal Judgeships Remain Vacant
by The Federalist Society
Posted August 31, 2010, 2:04 PM
The Los Angeles Times reports that close to one-eighth of federal judgeships are currently vacant in the United States. Congressional Democrats and officials in the Obama Administration are blaming Senate Republicans for the delay, alleging that Republicans have been opposing judicial nominees to prevent President Obama from influencing the philosophy of the judiciary on a wide scale, while Republicans argue that the delay in replacing judges stems from payback for Democrat opposition to Bush nominees and from the President's failure to nominate judges in a timely manner.