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          R ~fesearch Service






U.S. Circuit Court Nominees Confirmed

Through February 15 of President Biden's

Fourth Year in Office: Overview and

Comparative Analysis



February   26, 2024

This Insight provides statistics related to the nomination and confirmation of U.S. circuit court nominees
through February 15, 2024, of the Biden presidency. This Insight also provides comparative statistics
through February 15 of the fourth year of the presidencies of President Joe Biden's three immediate
predecessors-Presidents Donald Trump, Barack Obama, and George W. Bush. So, for example, statistics
presented for the Trump presidency are for the period January 20, 2017, to February 15, 2020.
The statistics provided below for circuit court nominees confirmed as of February 15 of a President's
fourth year in office do not always reflect the final statistics that characterize all of the circuit court
nominees confirmed during a President's entire time in office.
For additional historical statistics related to the nomination and confirmation of U.S. circuit and district
court nominees, see CRS Report R45622, Judicial Nomination Statistics and Analysis: U.S. Circuit and
District Courts, 1977-2022.

Number   and  Percentage of Nominees   Confirmed
As of February 15, 2024, President Biden nominated 45 individuals to U.S. circuit court judgeships, of
whom  40 (89%) were confirmed by that same date.
As of February 15, 2020, during the Trump presidency, 53 individuals were nominated to circuit court
judgeships, of whom 51 (96%) were confirmed by that same date.
During the Obama and George W. Bush presidencies, 41 and 51 individuals were nominated, respectively,
as of February 15 of each President's fourth year in office, with 26 (63%) and 30 (59%) confirmed,
respectively, by that same date.



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CRS INSIGHT
Prepared for Members and
Committees of Congress

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