Trump could fill nearly a fifth of the federal judiciary through vacancies

Evidence

At that time there were 170 current and known future vacancies, giving Trump an opportunity to leave his mark on nearly 20 percent of the federal judiciary. — Katherine Stewart, The Power Worshippers, 901

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Judicial infiltration may outlast all other Trump administration damage — Katherine Stewart, The Power Worshippers: Inside the…, 902; A Supreme Court vacancy is the president’s primary lever for moving the Court — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 362; Judicial appointments are a priority concern of modern presidents. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 502