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Originally Posted by SouthernDemocrat There is not a legal scholar in this country who whould not say that our courts are controlled by conservatives. If I am not mistaken, about 70% of the judges on the federal courts were appointed by Republicans. | This Grist "Muckraker" article from October 14, 2004 states that 55% of federal judges were appointed by Republicans. http://www.grist.org/news/muck/2004/...little-judges/
Bush has appointed some federal judges since then, and I'm sure at least some of them were replacements for Democratic appointees. So the number is probably above 55%, but lower than your estimate.
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