Anyone know what the hold up is with Judicial confirmations?

[Marius25]

There are currently 25 judicial nominations waiting for full Senate approval (they were already moved out of committee).

There are 8 others waiting for committee discharge (unlikely to happen without Feinstein).

There are currently 102 Federal vacancies.

Is Schumer just not holding votes?

[OLDMDDEM]

1. It's my understanding

it has to do with Diane Feinstein being out so long and keeping the Senate Judiciary Committee in a tie when voting for judges.

[Marius25]

2. There are 25 judges awaiting full Senate votes that don't need a committee vote

But they're not getting floor votes for some reason.

[onenote]

12. Your understanding is wrong.

As pointed out by others, Feinstein's absence hasn't had any impact on the ability of the full Senate to confirm Biden's nominees (fourteen have been confirmed since she became ill and of the 118 confirmed during Biden's term to date, 108 had one or more republican votes (usually Collins, Romney, Graham, and/or Murkowski).

As for the claim that her absence is preventing the committee from approving more judges (which would add to the backlog of nominees waiting for floor action), the committee just approved 7 last week. Several others still haven't had hearings (or only had hearings in the past week or so). Feinstein's absence doesn't impact the ability of the committee to hold hearings on nominees.

[OLDMDDEM]

16. Ok. Thank you.

[JT45242]

3. Guess would be that without Feinstein they all lose 49-50 and VP Harris doesn't get a vote

With Feinstein and Fetterman missing a lot recently, the votes likely aren't there for the obstructionists to not be stopped.

[AZSkiffyGeek]

4. It should be 50/49 w/o Feinstein

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Manchin and Sinema still caucus with the Dems.

[inthewind21]

6. Do they

Really?

[AZSkiffyGeek]

7. OStensibly...

[onenote]

9. Neither Sinema nor Manchin have voted against any of the 118 Biden judges confirmed by the Senate

[AZSkiffyGeek]

13. Agree - although Manchin has been getting pissier of late

[onenote]

11. It would be 50-49 without Feinstein.

Fourteen judges have been confirmed by the full senate in the period since Feinstein was out. And keep in mind, that for a good portion of that period, the Senate was in recess.

[AZSkiffyGeek]

14. Thanks for the correction. Math bad! NT

[Celerity]

15. if no Feinstein, that only leaves 99 Senators voting. The Rethugs only have 49, so as long

long as Manchin and Sinema both play ball, we have 50 votes, we would win the vote 50-49.

The judges would be confirmed.

It gets interesting IF either Manchin or Sinema decides to not vote for a nominee.

IF either one just votes Present or refuses to vote, and the other votes to confirm, then we still win 49-49 with Harris casting the tie-breaking vote.

If one votes with the Rethugs and one with us, we are fucked, as we lose 49-50.

We also lose if both refuse to support:

it could be as close as 48-49 if they both vote Present or no vote or a combo of the two options,

or

one votes Present or no votes, and the other votes with the Rethugs, we then lose 48-50

or

as bad as 48-51 if they both vote with the Rethugs


of course we also COULD get help from the supposedly 'moderate' Collins and/or Murkowski, but I am not holding my breath

[onenote]

8. Over a dozen nominations were confirmed with both Feinstein and Fetterman out.

The division is 51-49. When both Feinstein and Fetterman were out, nominees were still confirmed. McConnell being out made it 49-48 and even when the vote was a tie, Harris broke the tie.

118 Biden nominations have been confirmed. 108 have received one or more Republican votes.

The fact that there are 25 nominations that have been approved by the committee awaiting a floor vote has more to do with management of the Senate schedule. Since January 2023, the largest number of nominees confirmed in a month is 12 or 13. When you factor in Senate recesses and other business, there always is a lag. And keep in mind that there are several nominees included in the 25 pending a floor vote only were approved by the Committee last week.

[JT45242]

5. was thinking with her and fetterman out it would be 49...

plus not sure how much Manchin is trusted on soem of these judges...

[onenote]

10. He hasn't voted against one yet.

If you have something specific to suggest he is opposing 25 pending nominations, many of whom were approved by the Committee with at least one republican vote, please elaborate.