Promises Made-Promises Kept: McConnell Fills Last Circuit Court Vacancy

Mitch McConnell filled the final vacancy on the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals with a 52-48 Senate vote confirming constitutionalist judge Cory Wilson for the 5th Circuit. All senate Democrats and Republican senator Susan Collins of Maine voted against Wilson's confirmation.

This is the first time in 40 years that there isn't a single open slot on the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/mcconnell...163700077.html
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday reached a significant milestone during the Trump presidency by filling the final vacancy on the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, an achievement that fulfills his goal of remaking the federal judiciary as more conservative for a generation, but also one that is less diverse. ...

“...When we depart this chamber today, there will not be a single Circuit Court vacancy anywhere in the nation for the first time in at least 40 years,” McConnell said. “Our work with the administration to renew our federal courts is not a partisan or political victory. It's a victory for the rule of law and for the Constitution itself.”

The conservative shift of the court under President Donald Trump and McConnell is not just ideological — the federal courts have also become younger, more white and more male. ...
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Promises Made-Promises Kept: McConnell Fills Last Circuit Court Vacancy