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Trump left his mark on the federal bench. Can Biden match his number of judicial nominations?

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President Biden is on track to match or even surpass the former President Trump 's total number of judicial confirmations.

With four months left in his presidency, 212 of Biden 's judicial nominations have won approval by the Senate .

With 29 nominees pending in the Senate , Biden could close out his presidency with 241 overall judicial appointments.

Mr. Biden has named more Black judges than any of his predecessors in one term.

More than 40% of those with lifetime appointments served as public defenders or civil rights lawyers.

The Senate confirmed Mary Kathleen Costello to the federal bench this week .

She became the 12th openly LGBTQ judge confirmed during his administration.

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