President Joe Biden announced Monday that he is taking 37 people off federal death row to serve out life sentences behind bars — a decision that leaves only three federal prisoners awaiting execution when President-elect Donald Trump takes office next month.
The move spares the lives of people convicted in killings, including the slayings of police and military officers, people on federal land and those involved in deadly bank robberies or drug deals.
The Senate on Friday confirmed Biden's 235th lifetime federal judge — one more than Trump appointed during his first term in office.
President Biden vetoed a bipartisan bill aimed at creating 66 new federal district judge positions, citing concerns over timing and motivation.
The majority has now confirmed more judges under President Biden than any majority has confirmed in decades,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer declared.
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Biden confirmed 235 judges, edging Trump’s first-term total but falling short in appellate and Supreme Court influence, prioritizing diversity over ideology.
President Joe Biden on Monday commuted the sentences of 37 individuals on federal death row, stating he wanted to ensure a fair and effective justice system.
President Biden vetoed a once-bipartisan effort to add 66 federal district judgeships, saying the House's “hurried action” left important questions unanswered about the life-tenured positions.
Several elderly lawmakers and political leaders have faced scrutiny for medical ailments this year as part of a larger concern over incumbents' age.
President-elect Trump is seizing the reins of power early and, according to lawmakers in both parties, already acting as president, while Joe Biden, in many ways, has kept a lower