Law.com has Trump Judges Outdo Biden Appointees in Total Opinions, Out-of-Circuit Cites, Study Finds
President Donald Trump’s federal appellate appointees produced more opinions and were cited outside of their circuits more frequently than former President Joe Biden's appointees, according to a study measuring the performance of young judges in a two-year period.
A preliminary draft of the study analyzed the performance of all federal judges under age 55 who were active between January 2023 and December 2024, using total opinions as a measure of productivity and out-of-circuit citations as a measure of influence, among other data points.
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