who confirms judicial appointments to the federal courts
List of federal judges appointed by Donald Trump As of OctoberÂ 11, 2018[update], the United States Senate has confirmed 84 Article III judges nominated by President Trump, including 2 Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, 29 judges for the United States Courts of Appeals, 53 judges for the United States District Courts, and 0 judges for the United States Court of International Trade.[2] There are currently 57 nominations to Article III courts awaiting Senate action, including 7 for the Courts of Appeals, 48 for the District Courts, and 2 for the Court of International Trade.[3] There are currently 11 vacancies on the U.S. Courts of Appeals, 108 vacancies on the U.S. District Courts, 2 vacancies on the U.S. Court of International Trade,[3] and 23 announced federal judicial vacancies that will occur before the end of Trump's first term (4 for the Courts of Appeals and 19 for District Courts).[4] Trump has not made any recess appointments to the federal courts.