Lame-duck Biden threatens to veto bipartisan plan that would allow Trump to appoint more federal judges
Story by Diana Glebova • 16h
President Biden will veto a bipartisan measure that would have filled more federal judgeships across the country, White House officials said Tuesday, raising questions about the true “motivating force” behind the bill as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office.
The Senate by unanimous consent in August passed the Judicial Understaffing Delays Getting Emergencies Solved (JUDGES) Act, which was co-sponsored by Democrats and Republicans and would have authorized the next three presidential administrations to appoint 66 federal district judges in understaffed states that have a large backlog of cases.
President Biden will veto a bipartisan measure that would have filled more federal judgeships across the country, White House officials said Tuesday. Samuel Corum/POOL/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
President Biden will veto a bipartisan measure that would have filled more federal judgeships across the country, White House officials said Tuesday. Samuel Corum/POOL/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
“While judicial staffing is important to the rule of law, S. 4199 is unnecessary to the efficient and effective administration of justice,” the White House argued in a statement issued by the Office of Management and Budget.
“The bill would create new judgeships in states where Senators have sought to hold open existing judicial vacancies. Those efforts to hold open vacancies suggest that concerns about judicial economy and caseload are not the true motivating force behind passage of this bill now.”
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