The Western Right

Nominations, Hearings, Confirmations: Overview :  Ed Whelan asks four big questions on judicial appointments in 2026, including how many vac...

This blog launched on February 12, 2006.  My first post was the next day.  This began as a group blog for the WMU College Republicans.  The...

2025 in Review:  Circuit judges:  Trump filled 6 circuit court seats in 2025.  Three of the 6 replaced D appointees.  There are no more nomi...

Nominations, Hearings, Confirmations: Appellate Nominees :  Ed Whelan updates the status of Trump's appeals court nominees.  He also bre...

Nominations, Hearings, Confirmations: Nominations :  Michael Fragoso compares the first 8 months of judicial nominations for President Trump...