The Senate has one big job in the remaining months of President Joe Biden’s term: getting his judges confirmed and balancing out Donald Trump’s court packing. Republicans are doing what they do best—obstructing—but there’s a fix for that if Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin will use it.
Biden’s behind in getting his judicial nominations through the Senate, especially on district judges, according to Brookings. Biden will need “19 more district confirmations to match Trump’s 177,” by the end of his term. But Republicans aren’t playing, and Durbin is still honoring the blue slip courtesy for these district court nominations.
