WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 23: U.S. President Joe Biden participates in a joint press conference with Kenyan President William Ruto in the East Room at the White House on May 23, 2024 in Washington, DC. Biden welcomed Ruto for a state visit including a bilateral meeting, a joint press conference and a state dinner. Ruto’s visit is the first official state visit to the White House by a leader from an African country since 2008. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
OAN’s Abril Elfi
2:51 PM – Thursday, May 23, 2024
President Joe Biden has officially appointed 200 judges to the federal bench, outpacing 45th President Donald Trump at this specific point in his presidency.
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Biden reached the milestone on Wednesday, and certain experts believe that his appointments could have a long-lasting effect on the country’s judiciary system.
“Judges matter,” Biden said. “These men and women have the power to uphold basic rights or to roll them back.”
Biden celebrated the accomplishment along with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y) and Senate Chair Dick Durbin (D-Ill.). Schumer took the time to highlight the racial, ethnic, and gender diversity among Biden’s slate of appointments.
“We’re making our courts look more like America. It’s not just going to be partners, male White partners in fancy law firms. It’s much more diverse. And the bench is better for it. It’s something we can all be proud of,” Schumer told his colleagues in remarks on the Senate floor.
“127 women, 125 people of color, over twice as many women and more than three times as many people of color confirmed under the last administration,” he touted.
Meanwhile, Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, slammed Biden’s nominees and referred to them as “the most political nominees I’ve ever seen nominated for the federal bench.”
“Joe Biden, like Barack Obama before him, is thoroughly committed to transforming the federal judiciary and packing it with radical left-wing judges,” said Josh Hammer, senior counsel for the Article III Project.
During his one term in office, Trump was able to surpass the amount of federal appellate judges confirmed by his predecessor, Democrat President Barack Obama.
However, Biden has yet to beat Trump’s number of 245 judicial appointments before he leaves office. It’s uncertain if Biden will be able to catch up to Trump’s number of confirmed judges by the end of his term.
Biden has not been able to match Trump’s Supreme Court appointment numbers.
Trump’s appointments helped cement a conservative majority in the high court, which has resulted in significant rulings like the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Biden has only named one justice to the Supreme Court during his presidency.
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