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SCOTUS trivia

What was the vacancy percentage—the number of vacant seats out of the total number of seats—for U.S. District Courts just over five years ago, on March 26, 2014?

(a) 10.5 percent
(b) 16.2 percent
(c) 19.7 percent
(d) 25.0 percent

The correct answer: (a) 10.5 percent. According to Ballotpedia's federal vacancy count from March 26, 2014, there were 71 vacancies out of 677 U.S. district court seats, a percentage of 10.5 percent.

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