[20200706]IN11449_美国地区法院在总统第四个日历年任期结束时的空缺.pdf

CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress INSIGHTINSIGHTi i U.S. District Court Vacancies at the End of a Presidents Fourth Calendar Year in Office July 6, 2020 This Insight provides, from the Reagan presidency to the Obama presidency, comparative historical data related to U.S. district court vacancies and nominations that existed at the end of a Presidents fourth calendar year in office. Specifically, the data provided reflect district court vacancies that existed on January 1 after a Presidents fourth calendar year in office (as well as any nominations for these same vacancies that were returned by the Senate at or near the end of a Presidents fourth year in office). The specific dates for which vacancies are reported include January 1, 1985 (for the end of President Reagans fourth calendar year in office); January 1, 1993 (George H. W. Bush presidency); January 1, 1997 (Clinton presidency); January 1, 2005 (George W. Bush presidency); and January 1, 2013 (Obama presidency). The data discussed in the text below do not include vacancies that were created as the result of new district court judgeships authorized by Congress (and that, after being created, were ne