Biden getting 1st shot at making mark on federal judiciary
(WorldNews Politics)

They are among the roughly 10% of federal judgeships that are or will soon be open, giving Biden his first chance to make his mark on the American judiciary. Barring an improbable expansion of the Supreme Court, Biden won`t be able to do anything about the high court`s entrenched conservative majority any time soon. Justice Clarence Thomas, at 72, is the oldest of the court`s conservatives and the three appointees of former President Donald Trump, ranging in age from 49 to 56, are expected to be on the bench for decades. Democrats traditionally have not made the judiciary a focus, but that is changing after four years of Trump and the vast changes he made. Biden`s appointments are also the...