Judge's death gives Trump the opportunity to overhaul the liberal 9th Circuit

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Judge's death gives Trump the opportunity to overhaul the liberal 9th Circuit
by Melissa Quinn
 | March 31, 2018 12:01 AM

The death this week of 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Stephen Reinhardt gives President Trump the opportunity to boost the number of Republican-appointed judges on the famously liberal-leaning court, with seven seats now open.

But legal experts say filling all of those vacancies could be a stretch because of partisan wrangling in the Senate.

Of the 22 active judges on the bench — the court is authorized to have 29 judgeships — 16 were nominated by Democratic presidents, and six were nominated by Republicans.

But with Reinhardt’s death, Trump will have the opportunity to fill seven vacancies to the San Francisco-based appeals court.

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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trumps-chance-to-overhaul-the-liberal-9th-circuit

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Ilya Shapiro, a senior fellow in constitutional studies at the libertarian Cato Institute, also seemed skeptical of a full ideological change in the court.

“Even if he managed to fill all seven vacancies, which is highly unlikely, there will still be a 16-13 tilt,” he said, comparing the number of judges appointed by Democratic presidents with those appointed by Republican presidents.

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