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Trump's 35th appeals court judge confirmed. This also flips the 3rd Circuit from majority Dem appointees to majority GOP appointees. This is the first of the circuits to flip since Trump took office
When Obama left office, 9 of the 13 circuits had Dem appointee majorities.

Now it's 7, with one court (11th) equally divided
My story from last fall looking at this issue: reuters.com/article/us-usa…
Here’s a Reuters graphic looking at Trump’s appeals court appointments:
fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/rngs/TRUMP…
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