Plenty of influential lawyers are offering Barack Obama and John McCain advice on molding the federal judiciary with appointments. The potential number of judges the next president might appoint is impressive. Given the current Supreme Court justices' ages, as many as five could step down in the next four years. Appellate and trial courts may have 45 vacancies when the new president takes office, and a bill to create 50 new judgeships could give the next president about 100 openings to fill immediately.
July 09, 2008 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Plenty of influential lawyers have been whispering in the ears of presidential hopefuls John McCain and Barack Obama about how to mold the federal judiciary with future appointments.
Across the country, from academics to powerful attorneys in private practice and in politics, advisers are in on the ground floor of reshaping the federal bench.
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