Bloomberg Law
Jan. 10, 2018, 9:21 PM UTC

Outlook 2018: Federal Judicial Nominations Full-Speed Ahead

Patrick Gregory

• Fear of Republicans losing Senate will likely speed nomination process

• 75 “emergency” vacancies exist

[Image (src=https://db0ip7zd23b50.cloudfront.net/dims4/default/cd0e2e6/2147483647/legacy_thumbnail/160x120/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbspot-prod.bna.com%2Forca%2Fapi%2Frendition%2Fshow%2F2613602%2Fic56862.png)]The fast pace at which President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees are being confirmed is likely to continue despite a few failed nominations, scholars told Bloomberg Law.

“Republicans will go full speed ahead to confirm” nominees, “and I believe there will be urgency,” particularly “if it looks like the Senate will change hands,”Sheldon Goldman, a professor of political science at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst told Bloomberg Law by email.

Trump’s nominations “will have a substantial effect on the future of ...

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