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Trump is nominating white men as judges at the highest rate in 30 years: Investigation finds 91% of the president's 58 picks are white, and 81% are male
The shift could prove to be one of Trump's most enduring legacies. These are lifetime appointments, and Trump has inherited both an unusually high number of vacancies and an aging population of judges.
That puts him in position to significantly reshape the courts that decide thousands of civil rights, environmental, criminal justice and other disputes across the country.
The White House has been upfront about its plans to quickly fill the seats with conservatives, and has made clear that judicial philosophy tops any concerns about shrinking racial or gender diversity.
Trump is anything but shy about his plans, calling his imprint on the courts an 'untold story' of his presidency.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...udges-highest-rate-decades.html#ixzz4yPc8Ppu2
Trump is nominating white men as judges at the highest rate in 30 years: Investigation finds 91% of the president's 58 picks are white, and 81% are male
- President Donald Trump nominates mainly white men to USA's federal courts
- 91 percent of Trump's nominees are white and 81 percent are male
- He's nominated the highest rate of white judges in first year since Ronald Reagan
- White House spokesman Hogan Gidley says Trump is focused on qualifications and suggests that prioritizing diversity would bring politics to the bench
- White men represented just 37 percent of judges during Obama's two terms
- AP reviewed 58 nominees to lifetime positions on appellate and district courts
- Fifty-three are white, three are Asian-American, one is Hispanic and one is African-American. There are 47 men and 11 women. Thirteen have won approval
The shift could prove to be one of Trump's most enduring legacies. These are lifetime appointments, and Trump has inherited both an unusually high number of vacancies and an aging population of judges.
That puts him in position to significantly reshape the courts that decide thousands of civil rights, environmental, criminal justice and other disputes across the country.
The White House has been upfront about its plans to quickly fill the seats with conservatives, and has made clear that judicial philosophy tops any concerns about shrinking racial or gender diversity.
Trump is anything but shy about his plans, calling his imprint on the courts an 'untold story' of his presidency.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...udges-highest-rate-decades.html#ixzz4yPc8Ppu2


