<P> As of 2010 , there were 678 authorized district court judgeships . A study put forth by Brennan Center for Justice at New York University of Law found that under the Obama administration and especially in the year 2009 there have been a `` uniquely high '' number of vacancies in Federal Court , averaging 60 or more from the years 2009 to 2013 . The Obama administration has blamed Senate Republicans for opposing ( and therefore , not confirming ) presidential nominations , while the Republicans say Obama has been slow to nominate . </P>
<P> As of 2010 , there were 678 authorized district court judgeships . A study put forth by Brennan Center for Justice at New York University of Law found that under the Obama administration and especially in the year 2009 there have been a `` uniquely high '' number of vacancies in Federal Court , averaging 60 or more from the years 2009 to 2013 . The Obama administration has blamed Senate Republicans for opposing ( and therefore , not confirming ) presidential nominations , while the Republicans say Obama has been slow to nominate . </P>
there are approximately federal district court judges in the united states
there are approximately federal district court judges in the united states
678
678