The milestone reflects the importance that Biden, a former chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., placed on judicial confirmations after Trump put his enormous stamp on the federal judiciary with the confirmation of three Supreme Court justices.
Simply put, our 200 judges comprise the most diverse slate of judicial nominations under any president in American history.
It's unclear whether Biden can eclipse his predecessor's 234 judges before the year ends, though. Democrats have solidly backed the president's judicial nominees, but there have been some cracks in that resolve in recent weeks.
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