Obama Appointments Ahead of Bush's Clip
File this one in the "Well I'll Be" drawer.
Numbers compiled by the Brookings Institute (h/t How Appealing) show that, despite grumblings over the lethargic pace at which the White House is making judicial appointments, the Obama administration is actually ahead of its predecessor's clip. The average length of a vacancy inherited by President Obama has been 164 days, compared to the 172-day pace set by President Bush at this point in his presidency.
Still, those figures don't tell the whole story. President Obama has filled just 29 percent of the district court openings that stood vacant on January 20; by comparison, President Bush had filled 65 percent of his inherited district court vacancies.
Notably for Fifth Circuit onlookers, the average length of a vacancy at the intermediate level has been about five months. If that seat were to hold for the seat vacated by Judge Barksdale, then we'd know something about his replacement sometime around the first of the year. But, numbers notwithstanding, that feels like a big "if."
Will they make you take willbardwell.com back down after you are nominated in January to the 5th Circuit?
P.S. willbardwell.com just informed me that "willbardwell.com" is misspelled.
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Ah yes, just the shot of credibility my blooming law practice was looking for: ribbing from a fraternity brother.
Thanks for stopping by, Dickerson. Don't be a stranger.
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