Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for July 25, 2018
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July 25, 2018: As of July 12, there were 725 active federal judges in the United States. Fifty-eight percent (58%) of them were appointed by a Democratic president (44% by Barack Obama and 14% by Bill Clinton). The remaining 42% were appointed by Republicans (6% by Donald Trump, 30% by George W. Bush, 3% by George H.W. Bush, and 3% by Ronald Reagan).[1]
Democratic appointees account for 61% of district court judges. At the appeals court level, the numbers are fairly even—51% appointed by Democrats and 49% by Republicans. On the Supreme Court, however, GOP appointees have a slight edge; five of the current justices (including Kennedy) have been appointed by Republicans.
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- July 24, 2018 – 58 percent of U.S. adults often get news on mobile device
- July 23, 2018 – 49.5 percent of the U.S. population will live in eight states by 2040
- July 20, 2018 – 3.8 formal meetings per week between lobbyists and federal regulators
- July 19, 2018 – 1,370 percent increase in overdose death rates since War on Drugs was launched
- July 18, 2018 – 52 lower court rulings overturned by Supreme Court in most recent term
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