Since Donald Trump’s election and the Republican capture of the Senate, we have seem many headlines saying Democrats are “racing to confirm judges.”

And yes, we made progress with last week’s “Judge-a-Rama.” The Senate is on track to confirm an exceptional number of stellar nominees put forward by President Biden. But there is still much more to be done and we are running out of time.  

It was good to see Senate Majority Leader Schumer (D-N.Y.) keep senators working late to move nominations in the week before Thanksgiving.

But now the Senate is in recess and won’t be back until December for just three more weeks of the lame duck session. A number of critical nominations — including most importantly, nominees for the circuit courts of appeals — must have votes.

Circuit courts of appeals are the courts just below the Supreme Court. They decide tens of thousands of cases a year that affect the lives, health and well-being of all of us. Each circuit’s jurisdiction covers multiple states. The four circuit........

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