Justice Filtered: Plans to Manage Diversity in the Federal Judiciary

Since Donald Trump’s inauguration in 2017, his administration has made major changes to the federal judiciary. This includes filling two Supreme Court seats along with a total of 146 confirmed Article III (federal district, appellate, Supreme Courts, and the court of international trade) judges.  Democrats saw their last Supreme Court nominee, Merrick Garland, fade away…

The Last Leg of the Term

(image from loc.gov) The end of oral arguments for this Supreme Court Term is around the corner.  With 21 cases left (not counting joined dockets in the same case) I compiled some stats on what is still to come.  This post looks at the attorneys, firms, and parties in these 21 cases.  There are two sections of…