Think, too, of the (federal) judges below the surface who will be controlling the bulk of the cases that are filed.
Certainly, the appointments that will take place within the U.S. Supreme Court over the next four to eight years are important, but we can’t focus only on “the tip of the iceberg” when it comes to the federal judiciary and the increasing control it exercises over our ability to govern ourselves. Full article by David Fowler Family Action Council of Tennessee
Appreciating the bigger picture begins with understanding that the U.S. Supreme Court will hear only 70 to 80 cases a year. No doubt, those will be major cases with a potential for a huge impact, but the bulk of the decisions that interpret the U.S. Constitution and construe our laws are made by the lower federal courts—the federal district court judges and federal judges on the Circuit Courts of Appeal.
What has taken place at that level over the years shows that who is President can be just as important with respect to these lower courts as it can be with respect to the Supreme Court.