An accelerated push by Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell to pack the judiciary with conservatives wrapped up for the year in a confirmation sprint that just cleared the president’s appointment goal through 2019.
The Republican-led Senate approved 13 district, or trial court, nominees over the course of two days, concluding on Dec. 19.
That brought the number of Trump appointees to district and appeals courts to 183 with two more to the Supreme Court since he took office in 2017. Trump exceeded his target, announced in November, for nearly three years in office by a few seats.
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