Donald Trump s conservative judicial appointments will leave decades-long imprint, say experts Undeterred by Democratic criticism, the Senate was still confirming judges more than a month after Trump lost his reelection bid to Joe Biden The Associated Press December 27, 2020 09:40:53 IST File image of Donald Trump. AP
Washington: On this, even President Donald Trump s most fevered critics agree: He has left an imprint on federal courts that will outlast his one term in office for decades to come.
He used the promise of conservative judicial appointments to win over Republican skeptics as a candidate. Then as president, he relied on conservative legal organisations and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to employ an assembly line-like precision to install more than 230 judges on the federal bench, including the three newest justices of the Supreme Cour
Trump s impact on courts likely to last long beyond his term
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Donald Trump s court appointments will leave decades-long imprint
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Donald Trump used the promise of conservative judicial appointments to win over Republican skeptics as a candidate. Then as president, he relied on conservative legal organizations and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to employ an assembly line-like precision to install more than 230 judges on the federal bench, including the three newest justices of the Supreme Court.
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Donald Trump with Amy Coney Barrett
WASHINGTON: On this, even President Donald Trump s most fevered critics agree: He has left an imprint on federal courts that will outlast his one term in office for decades to come.
Dec 27, 2020
FILE - In this Monday, Oct. 26, 2020 file photo, President Donald Trump and Amy Coney Barrett stand on the Blue Room Balcony after Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas administered the Constitutional Oath to her on the South Lawn of the White House White House in Washington. President Donald Trumpâs deep imprint on the federal courts is a rare point of agreement about the president across the political spectrum. With a major assist from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Trump and his White House staff relentlessly, almost robotically, filled nearly every opening in the federal judiciary, undeterred by Democratic criticism. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
Trump made lasting impact on federal courts
by Mark Sherman, Kevin Freking And Matthew Daly, The Associated Press
Posted Dec 26, 2020 12:24 am EDT
Last Updated Dec 26, 2020 at 12:28 am EDT
FILE - In this Monday, Oct. 26, 2020 file photo, President Donald Trump and Amy Coney Barrett stand on the Blue Room Balcony after Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas administered the Constitutional Oath to her on the South Lawn of the White House White House in Washington. President Donald Trump’s deep imprint on the federal courts is a rare point of agreement about the president across the political spectrum. With a major assist from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Trump and his White House staff relentlessly, almost robotically, filled nearly every opening in the federal judiciary, undeterred by Democratic criticism. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
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