During President Bill Clinton's second term of office, he nominated twenty-two people for federal appellate judgeships but they were blocked by the Republican-controlled United States Senate in a political maneuver to keep seats open for a Republican president to fill.
During President Bill Clinton's second term of office, he nominated twenty-two people for federal appellate judgeships but they were not processed by the Republican-controlled United States Senate. The Democrats claimed that this was done on purpose in a political maneuver to keep the judgeships open for a future Republican president to fill.