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There are three vacancies on the U.S. courts of appeals and 38 vacancies on the U.S. district courts, [2] [3] as well as eight announced vacancies that may occur before the end of Trump's term (one for the courts of appeals and seven for district courts). [Note 1] [4] Trump has not made any recess appointments to the federal courts.
Born in Denver, Colorado, Kent graduated from the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Texas School of Law, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English (1971) and a Juris Doctor (1975). Prior to appointment on the federal bench, Kent was a partner with the firm Royston, Rayzor, Vickery and Williams in Galveston, Texas. [3] [15]
Gibson was born in Cameron, Texas, and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Rice University in 1940. He was a Sergeant in the United States Army during World War II , serving from 1942 to 1945. He returned to his studies, earning a Bachelor of Laws from Baylor Law School in 1948.
President Joe Biden unveiled his latest round of judicial nominees Thursday, bringing the number of people he has offered for the federal judiciary to 180 and continuing the White House’s ...
The first federal judge in Texas was John C. Watrous, who was appointed on May 26, 1846, and had previously served as Attorney General of the Republic of Texas. He was assigned to hold court in Galveston, at the time, the largest city in the state. As seat of the Texas Judicial District, the Galveston court had jurisdiction over the whole state ...
North Carolina’s GOP senators won’t talk about filling vacancies on Charlotte’s federal bench — not right now, at least.
Likely Costa's highest-profile prosecution in his six years as a federal prosecutor was the case against convicted Ponzi schemer Allen Stanford, who was indicted in 2009. In January 2011, Stanford's legal team requested a delay of the start of his scheduled January 24, 2011, trial, noting that they had only taken over his defense in October 2010.
As the first president, George Washington appointed the entire federal judiciary. His record of eleven Supreme Court appointments still stands. Ronald Reagan appointed 383 federal judges, more than any other president. Following is a list indicating the number of Article III federal judicial appointments made by each president of the United ...