The Katzmann Initiative

United States President Joe Biden makes a statement during a meeting with Democratic Congressional leaders at the White House in Washington, DC.Featuring: President Joe BidenWhere: Washington, District of Columbia, United StatesWhen: 24 Jan 2023Credit: Chris Kleponis/POOL/CNP/startraksphoto.com/Cover Images

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Based on Biden’s two years of judicial appointments, Trump’s four-year record seems secure

Russell Wheeler

Monday, January 30, 2023

United States President Joe Biden enters the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC upon his return after spending the weekend in Delaware on January 16, 2023.Featuring: President Joe BidenWhere: Washington, District of Columbia, United StatesWhen: 16 Jan 2023Credit: Yuri Gripas/Pool/CNP/startraksph/Cover Images

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The Biden “A-Team” after 24 months: A significant uptick in year two departures

Kathryn Dunn Tenpas

Friday, January 20, 2023

Demonstrators gather outside of the United States Supreme Court as the justices hear oral arguments in Moore v. Harper, a Republican-backed appeal to curb judicial oversight of elections, in Washington, U.S., December 7, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

Podcast Episode

Moore v. Harper: Who has the power to set state election rules?

Russell Wheeler and Adrianna Pita

Wednesday, December 7, 2022

U.S. President Joe Biden arrives prior to signing railroad legislation into law, providing a resoluton to avert a nationwide rail shutdown, during a signing ceremony in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., December 2, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

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Biden’s record-setting judicial confirmation efforts face three challenges in 2023-2024

Russell Wheeler

Tuesday, December 6, 2022

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks as he attends a Labor Day celebration at the United Steelworkers of America Local Union 2227 in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, U.S., September 5, 2022. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz

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Likely prospects for Biden’s two-year judicial appointment total

Russell Wheeler

Tuesday, September 6, 2022

A general view of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, July 19, 2022. (Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

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What Americans still want from government reform—a midsummer update

Paul C. Light

Wednesday, July 20, 2022

The Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. is seen from the grounds of the U.S. Capitol on July 13, 2022. (Photo by Bryan Olin Dozier/NurPhoto)NO USE FRANCE

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The abortion decision—“concern about the public’s reaction” and what difference Clinton’s election might have made

Russell Wheeler

Thursday, July 14, 2022

Blog Posts

The Supreme Court is seen on January 26, 2022 as news breaks that Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer will announce his retirement (Photo by Bryan Olin Dozier/NurPhoto)NO USE FRANCE

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Biden’s judicial appointments—still very diverse but numbers may be falling off

Russell Wheeler

Thursday, June 2, 2022

FILE PHOTO: Associate Justice Clarence Thomas poses during a group photo of the Justices at the Supreme Court in Washington, U.S., April 23, 2021. Erin Schaff/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

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Justice Thomas’s failure to recuse may be wrong but it’s not judicial misconduct

Russell Wheeler

Tuesday, March 29, 2022

Supreme Court nominee and federal appeals court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson meets with U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. March 2, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

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What’s ahead for Ketanji Brown Jackson? Here’s what recent history suggests

Sarah A. Binder and Russell Wheeler

Monday, March 14, 2022

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Events

2020

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Past Event

Presidential transition process: Understanding the obligations, obstacles, and urgency

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST

Webinar: How federal job vacancies hinder the government’s response to COVID-19

1:30 PM - 2:15 PM EDT

The Politics of Presidential Appointments

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM EST

Washington, DC

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Experts

Paul C. Light

Nonresident Senior Fellow - Governance Studies

Kathryn Dunn Tenpas

Nonresident Senior Fellow - Governance Studies

@kdtenpas

Russell Wheeler

Nonresident Senior Fellow - Governance Studies

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Multimedia

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden gestures to retired U.S. General Lloyd Austin speak after Biden announced Austin as his nominee to be defense secretary at his transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., December 9, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Podcast Episode

How is Biden’s presidential transition going?

Kathryn Dunn Tenpas and Adrianna Pita

Thursday, December 10, 2020

U.S.Labor Secretary Alex Acosta listens as U.S. President Donald Trump announces Acosta's resignation before the president departed for travel to Milwaukee, Wisconsin from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, U.S., July 12, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque?? - RC11300D1CC0

Podcast Episode

With Acosta’s resignation, how is high turnover affecting the administration?

Kathryn Dunn Tenpas

Friday, July 12, 2019

U.S. President Trump Addresses Joint Session of Congress - Washington, U.S. - 28/02/17 - U.S. Supreme Court Justices listen as U.S. President Donald Trump addresses Congress. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque - HP1ED310733XH

Brookings Now

How will the 2018 midterm elections affect the courts?

Russell Wheeler

Tuesday, October 23, 2018

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The Katzmann Initiative

Based on Biden’s two years of judicial appointments, Trump’s four-year record seems secure

The Biden “A-Team” after 24 months: A significant uptick in year two departures

Moore v. Harper: Who has the power to set state election rules?

Biden’s record-setting judicial confirmation efforts face three challenges in 2023-2024

Likely prospects for Biden’s two-year judicial appointment total

What Americans still want from government reform—a midsummer update

The abortion decision—“concern about the public’s reaction” and what difference Clinton’s election might have made

Blog Posts

Biden’s judicial appointments—still very diverse but numbers may be falling off

Justice Thomas’s failure to recuse may be wrong but it’s not judicial misconduct

What’s ahead for Ketanji Brown Jackson? Here’s what recent history suggests

Events

Presidential transition process: Understanding the obligations, obstacles, and urgency

Webinar: How federal job vacancies hinder the government’s response to COVID-19

The Politics of Presidential Appointments

Experts

Paul C. Light

Nonresident Senior Fellow - Governance Studies

Kathryn Dunn Tenpas

Nonresident Senior Fellow - Governance Studies

Russell Wheeler

Nonresident Senior Fellow - Governance Studies

Multimedia

How is Biden’s presidential transition going?

With Acosta’s resignation, how is high turnover affecting the administration?

How will the 2018 midterm elections affect the courts?

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