Biden Gets Chance to Leave Mark on Judiciary

“The opportunity for President Biden to make his own stamp on the federal judiciary and chip away at his predecessor’s impact on the courts has quickly come knocking at the White House’s door, with a slew of federal judges announcing their plans to step down over the past several weeks,” CBS News reports.

“Already, 39 judges on the federal circuit courts and trial courts have announced plans to vacate their seats in the wake of the inauguration either by retiring or taking ‘senior status,’ a form of semi-retirement in which judges have a reduced caseload.”