{"id":697166,"date":"2026-10-21T13:01:59","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T17:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?post_type=chart&#038;p=697166"},"modified":"2026-10-21T13:01:59","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T17:01:59","slug":"trump-has-appointed-fewer-judges-this-term-than-many-other-presidents-leading-into-midterms","status":"publish","type":"chart","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/chart\/trump-has-appointed-fewer-judges-this-term-than-many-other-presidents-leading-into-midterms\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump has appointed fewer judges this term than many other presidents leading into midterms"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-chart-builder\">\t\t<div style=\"max-width:420px\" class=\"wp-chart-builder-wrapper alignnone wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller--freeform wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller\" id=\"6adf6d17-94c6-4f30-b80b-4e78aa9fc9ad\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/controller\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;6adf6d17-94c6-4f30-b80b-4e78aa9fc9ad&quot;,&quot;postId&quot;:697166,&quot;postUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/chart\\\/trump-has-appointed-fewer-judges-this-term-than-many-other-presidents-leading-into-midterms\\\/&quot;,&quot;chartPostUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/chart\\\/trump-has-appointed-fewer-judges-this-term-than-many-other-presidents-leading-into-midterms\\\/&quot;,&quot;postPubDate&quot;:&quot;2026-10-21&quot;,&quot;rootUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org&quot;,&quot;featuredImageId&quot;:703122,&quot;featuredImageUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/20\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/trump_has_appointed_fewer_judges_this_term_than_many_other_presidents_leading_into_midterms-697166-1792602141.png&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Trump has appointed fewer judges this term than many other presidents leading into midterms&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;Federal judges appointed by each president through Oct. 15 of their second year in office&quot;,&quot;note&quot;:&quot;Note: Excludes judges appointed to certain specialized or territorial courts. 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Judges confirmed to multiple positions, such as those first appointed to a district court and later elevated to an appeals court, are counted separately for each position, but only once in each president&#8217;s total. Judges are counted as appointed if they were confirmed by the Senate on or before Oct. 15 of the president&#8217;s second year in office.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--source\" data-meta-field=\"source\">Source: Pew Research Center analysis of Federal Judicial Center data.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\">PEW RESEARCH CENTER<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__hr\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0px; max-width:420px;\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- register a callback on this div to see if the native share is supported -->\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"share-modal__overlay\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"share-modal__overlay-6adf6d17-94c6-4f30-b80b-4e78aa9fc9ad\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--web-share-supported=\"state.webShareSupported\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.hideModal\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.hideModal\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-chart-view=\"share\"\n\t\t\t><\/div>\n\t\t\t<!-- TODO: I would like to be able to use the social share block here. 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