1、CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress INSIGHTINSIGHTi i U.S. District Court Nominees Confirmed During the First Year of the Biden Presidency: Overview and Comparative Analysis January 5, 2022 This Insight provides information related to the number of U.S. district court nominee
2、s confirmed during the first calendar year of the Biden presidency (2021), as well as information about the number of such nominees confirmed during the first years of presidencies from 1953 to 2017. Additionally, this Insight provides demographic information about President Bidens confirmed nominee
3、s, as well as the nominees confirmed during the first years of the presidencies of his three immediate predecessorsPresidents Trump (2017), Obama (2009), and George W. Bush (2001). Another Insight, available here, provides similar information about U.S. circuit court nominees. U.S. District Courts U
4、.S. district courts are the federal trial courts of general jurisdiction. These courts resolve civil disputes and handle criminal matters by determining facts and applying legal principles. There are 91 U.S. district courts established under Article III of the U.S. Constitution. Each state has at le