Overview

• Progressive groups, like Demand Justice, are lobbying Senate Democrats to confirm pending Biden judicial nominees during the lame-duck session.
• President-elect Donald Trump's victory and the GOP Senate majority heighten the urgency for Democrats to solidify Biden's judicial appointments.
• Currently, 17 nominees have advanced out of committee, while others await hearings or votes, with time running short before Democratic control ends.
• Senate Democrats face a packed legislative agenda, including disaster aid and defense bills, complicating efforts to focus on judicial confirmations.
• Concerns grow over Trump's potential to appoint more conservative justices, shaping the Supreme Court's ideological balance for decades.