Last month, Judge J.L. Edmondson of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit took senior status after 26 years of dedicated service. His decision means that the bench has 76 openings in the 856 appellate and district judgeships, and both the Eleventh Circuit and the Northern District of Georgia have two in 12.
These vacancies, 9 percent of the judgeships systemwide and 17 percent in the Eleventh Circuit and the Northern District, undercut the delivery of justice. Accordingly, President Barack Obama must promptly nominate, and the Senate expeditiously approve, circuit and district judges so empty seats will be filled.
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