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All-Biden Court Shows Partisan Shift in How Judges Get Confirmed

The makeover offers a glimpse into a potential future where nomination battles leave courts understaffed for years until a president of the home state senators party fills the vacancies.

We re going to start moving more toward if not single presidency, at least single party, districts and states, said John P. Collins Jr., a professor at the George Washington University Law School.

Vacancies in states with two Republican senators are already building up, possibly paving the way for more courts with predominantly Republican-appointed judges if a Republican wins the White House in 2024.

via news.bloomberglaw.com

This doesn’t sound good.