White House officials announced Tuesday that President Biden will veto a bipartisan bill to increase the number of federal judges across the country, and the truth behind the bill comes as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office. Questions have arisen about the “motive” of
The Senate unanimously passed the Judicial Shortage Delay Emergency Settlement (JUDGES) Act in August. The law, co-sponsored by Democrats and Republicans, would give the next three presidential administrations the power to appoint 66 federal district judges in states with shortages. Large backlog of cases.
“While judicial staffing is important to the rule of law, S.4199 is unnecessary to the efficient and effective administration of justice,” the White House argued in a statement released by the Office of Management and Budget.
“This bill would create new judges in states where senators are seeking to fill existing judicial vacancies. These efforts to maintain open vacancies are a result of concerns about judicial economics and caseloads. suggests that this is not the real driving force behind the passage of this bill at this time.”
The House of Representatives is considering the bill this week, more than four months after it passed the Senate.
The White House pointed out that Trump won re-election before the bill was considered in the Republican-led House of Representatives, making it clear that the soon-to-be 47th president had political motives for increasing judicial appointments. insisted.
“With only a few weeks left in the 118th Congress, a hasty increase in the number of judges will not resolve important issues in the bill, especially regarding how judges will be allocated,” the statement said. It's dark.
Biden, 82, has vowed to work toward a peaceful transition of power and has criticized Trump about establishing a second White House team, despite the soon-to-be 47th president calling on Republicans to I have been in contact with Mr. (78 years old). Senators block Democratic judicial nominees in lame duck session of Congress.
“Democrats are trying to round up and remove radical left-wing judges from the court,” Trump lamented on his Truth Social account in late November after taking office. “Republican senators need to show up and hold the line. We don't need to confirm any more judges before Inauguration Day!”
Tensions over the stalled Justice Act have also been felt on Capitol Hill, where lawmakers were quick to denounce Biden's intention to veto the bipartisan bill.
Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.), one of the bill's co-sponsors, said, “President Biden is committed to my 2024 trial, which will resolve the judicial crisis that has kept Americans waiting years in court. He just threatened to veto the government law.” lamented about X.
“I am extremely disappointed that the Biden administration has threatened to veto the Judges Act. This bill reflects broad bipartisan support to address the urgent issues facing the judiciary. And it passed the Senate unanimously,” said Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.). added.
But Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., agreed with Democrats' assessment that the House acted unfairly by waiting until after the election to tackle the bill.
“My colleagues and I begged them to take it up,” Nadler said Monday. “We explained the stakes: They said that only if this bill passes by November 5th will there be bipartisan support for the creation of desperately needed new justices. I knew about it, but I refused.”
Trump's team did not respond to requests for comment from the Post.
