Trump takes aim at district court vacancies as he remakes judiciary by alexnazaryan
WASHINGTON — President Trump has utterly remade the federal judiciary, filling vacancies that had been held open by congressional Republicans during President Barack Obama’s eight years in office. Just two years into his own term, Trump has successfully installed two Supreme Court justices — something it took Obama eight years to do — and appointed 40 circuit court judges, who handle the all-important task of fielding appeals.
By contrast, 118 district court judgeships remain open. And so, on Wednesday, three more Trump district court nominees will troop up to Capitol Hill for a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee: Charles Eskridge, for the Southern District of Texas, William Stickman IV for the Western District of Pennsylvania and Jennifer Wilson for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. In addition, the hearing will include one appeals court nominee, Peter Phipps, for the Third Circuit.
Stickman’s letter, published on Oct. 29, made Iraq War comparisons of its own while criticizing “the abortion industry,” a phrase favored by the anti-abortion right. He acknowledged that civilian deaths were “tragic,” but drew a distinction between aborted “babies” and people who were, in Stickman’s words, killed by troops in the process of “liberating them from a murderous tyrant,” Saddam Hussein.
Democratic groups have identified Stickman as a foe, even though they clearly recognize that the numbers are in his favor. “Sadly, Donald Trump has nominated yet another unsuitable person for a lifetime seat on the federal bench,” Nan Aron of the Alliance for Justice, a group that advocates for a progressive judiciary, told Yahoo News.
The story naturally made big news in Pittsburgh, which in previous generations has welcomed Catholics from Ireland, Italy, Poland and elsewhere. But as others were grappling with the growing scandal — one that would eventually engulf 99 priests in Pittsburgh, though not until many years later — Stickman decided there was no scandal to speak of.
It is not known if and how Stickman’s views have changed since. In a brief telephone conversation with Yahoo News, Stickman said that he was unable to comment on his nomination and referred the matter to the White House. The White House declined to comment on his nomination, referring the matter to the Department of Justice. The Department of Justice did not respond to a request for comment.
Even if Stickman’s views are well within the Republican mainstream — and are endorsed by millions of Americans — they represent just how far to the right Trump is shifting the judiciary. “William Stickman’s deeply held personal views on abortion and LGBTQ rights are inconsistent with Supreme Court precedent,” Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, and a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, told Yahoo News.
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