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Trump's presidency marks the first time in 24 years that the federal bench is becoming less diverse

  • Written by Rorie Solberg, Associate Professor of Political Science, Oregon State University
Trump's presidency marks the first time in 24 years that the federal bench is becoming less diversePresident Trump's judicial nominee Thomas Alvin Farr.AP Photo/Alex Brandon

President Donald Trump and his Republican allies in the Senate are pushing through nominations for federal judges at an unusually fast pace ahead of the 2018 midterm elections. That’s when the GOP could lose its majority and end the easy path to confirmation for...

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