If it seems like the federal judiciary is still stuck in the slow mo land of ultra-conservatism, there's a reason (data from the WSJ and Brookings):
Nominations submitted for appeals courts:
22 by Obama
32 by Bush (at same point in time)
Nominations submitted for district courts:
63 by Obama
83 by Bush
Confirmed by Senate for Courts of Appeals:
9 for Obama, 12 for Bush
(Vacancies when Obama took office: 13)
(Vacancies when Bush took office: 27)
Confirmed by Senate for District Courts:
27 for Obama, 51 for Bush
(Vacancies when Obama took office: 41)
(Vacancies when Bush took office: 54)
Total confirmations:
36 for Obama, 63 for Bush
(At the same point in the Bush administration, the Senate was evenly divided between D's and R's, with VP Cheney holding the tie-breaking vote.)
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