Analysis

District Court Vacancies Increase After Filibuster Reform

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–February 21, 2014. Despite a change to the Senate filibuster rule three months ago, the number of district court vacancies increased from 75 to 80 — reaching the highest vacancy level since March 2011, according to an updated analysis released by the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law. The Senate eliminated the 60-vote cloture requirement on executive and judicial nominees (except for Supreme Court Justices) in November 2013.

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