Bloomberg Law: Schiff Replaces Butler on Senate Judiciary to Move Judge Picks
This excerpt is from a piece that originally ran on December 11, 2024.
Four appellate nominees also likely won’t get floor votes, after a Senate agreement struck by the two parties to drop the four circuit picks in exchange for advancing Biden’s remaining district nominees without Republican stalling tactics. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-N.Y.) office confirmed that they didn’t have the votes for the circuit nominees.
The deal has roiled progressive groups who’ve urged Senate Democrats not to capitulate before relinquishing control over the chamber. They hope aggressive efforts to confirm all of Biden’s remaining nominees will leave Trump with fewer vacancies to fill as he gets a second time to further shape the courts with mostly younger, White, and male conservative judges.
A coalition of progressive groups left sleeping bags at more than two dozen Democratic senators offices on Tuesday to push their message: “Work late. Work weekends. Confirm every judge.”
“Every vacancy that doesn’t get a Biden judge will be left for Trump to fill with a loyalist committed to dismantling our rights,” said Keith Thirion, interim co-president of Alliance for Justice, in a statement.