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Donald Trump achievements: The courts (view source)
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*Klukowski, Ken (July 16, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/07/16/fifth-circuit-protects-catholic-bishops-from-intimidation-by-abortionists/ Fifth Circuit Protects Catholic Bishops from Intimidation by Abortionists]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
*Klukowski, Ken (July 16, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/07/16/fifth-circuit-protects-catholic-bishops-from-intimidation-by-abortionists/ Fifth Circuit Protects Catholic Bishops from Intimidation by Abortionists]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
*Zhou, Li (January 25, 2019). [https://www.vox.com/2019/1/25/18188541/trump-judges-mconnell-senate Study: Trump’s judicial appointees are more conservative than those of past Republican presidents]. ''Vox''. Retrieved January 25, 2019.</ref>
*Zhou, Li (January 25, 2019). [https://www.vox.com/2019/1/25/18188541/trump-judges-mconnell-senate Study: Trump’s judicial appointees are more conservative than those of past Republican presidents]. ''Vox''. Retrieved January 25, 2019.</ref>
*In 2019, the U.S. Senate continued confirming solidly-originalist judges nominated by President Trump.<ref>Klukowski, Ken (March 11, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/03/11/senate-confirms-priority-trump-judges-no-democrats/ Senate Confirms High-Priority Trump Judges Without Any Democrat Support]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved March 11, 2019.</ref> On March 12, 2019, for the first time in Trump's presidency, President Trump and the U.S. Senate "flipped" a circuit court from having mostly Democrat appointees to Republican appointees.<ref>Multiple references:
*In 2019, the U.S. Senate continued confirming solidly-originalist judges nominated by President Trump,<ref>Klukowski, Ken (March 11, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/03/11/senate-confirms-priority-trump-judges-no-democrats/ Senate Confirms High-Priority Trump Judges Without Any Democrat Support]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved March 11, 2019.</ref> and on March 13, 2019, the proportion of appeals courts judges nominated by Trump passed 20%.<ref>Gregory, Patrick L. (March 13, 2019). [https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/trump-judicial-strategy-nets-one-fifth-of-appeals-court-seats Trump Judicial Strategy Nets a Fifth of Appeals Court Seats (2)]. ''Bloomberg Law''. Retrieved March 13, 2019.</ref> On March 12, 2019, for the first time in Trump's presidency, President Trump and the U.S. Senate "flipped" a circuit court from having mostly Democrat appointees to Republican appointees.<ref>Multiple references:
*Klukowski, Ken (March 13, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/03/13/trump-flips-control-first-federal-appeals-court/ President Trump Flips Control of First Federal Appeals Court]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
*Swoyer, Alex (March 12, 2019). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/mar/12/trump-flips-3rd-circuit-majority-gop-judges/ Trump flips 3rd Circuit to majority GOP judges]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
*Swoyer, Alex (March 12, 2019). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/mar/12/trump-flips-3rd-circuit-majority-gop-judges/ Trump flips 3rd Circuit to majority GOP judges]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
*Quinn, Melissa (March 12, 2019). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/courts/trump-flips-federal-appeals-court-with-bridgegate-attorney Trump flips federal appeals court with 'Bridgegate' attorney]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
*Quinn, Melissa (March 12, 2019). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/courts/trump-flips-federal-appeals-court-with-bridgegate-attorney Trump flips federal appeals court with 'Bridgegate' attorney]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
*Wolf, Richard (March 12, 2019). [https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/03/12/president-donald-trumps-conservative-judges-makeover-takeover/3140131002/ Trump's conservative judges begin takeover of federal appeals courts]. ''USA Today''. Retrieved March 12, 2019.</ref> President Trump also made significant progress in shifting the Ninth Circuit in a conservative direction.<ref>Feuer, Ben (February 28, 2019). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/02/28/thanks-trump-liberal-ninth-circuit-is-no-longer-liberal/ Thanks to Trump, the liberal 9th Circuit is no longer liberal]. ''The Washington Post''. Retrieved March 12, 2019.</ref>
*Wolf, Richard (March 12, 2019). [https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/03/12/president-donald-trumps-conservative-judges-makeover-takeover/3140131002/ Trump's conservative judges begin takeover of federal appeals courts]. ''USA Today''. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
*Atkinson, Khorri (March 12, 2019). [https://www.axios.com/trump-flips-third-circuit-court-paul-matey-ceb43ca9-bf46-4737-8b09-502ef9359d31.html Trump flips appeals court previously dominated by Dem appointees]. ''Axios''. Retrieved March 13, 2019.</ref> President Trump also made significant progress in shifting the Ninth Circuit in a conservative direction.<ref>Feuer, Ben (February 28, 2019). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/02/28/thanks-trump-liberal-ninth-circuit-is-no-longer-liberal/ Thanks to Trump, the liberal 9th Circuit is no longer liberal]. ''The Washington Post''. Retrieved March 12, 2019.</ref>
==Other achievements==
==Other achievements==