The absence of Feinstein, who has been working from home after she was hospitalized because of shingles in early March, has been slowing down the U.S. Senate’s ability to confirm judicial nominations.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein has been recovering at home after a stint in the hospital due to shingles in early March.
The Biden Administration has had more than 100 federal judges confirmed by the beginning of this year, with a goal of reaching 200 by the end of his term. The absences of Feinstein and Durbin — and a process known as"blue slipping," which allows senators from the home state of the nominee to block a confirmation — has caused the process to stall. Most of the judicial vacancies that are left to fill are in Republican states.
Feinstein, who is 89 years old and the oldest member of Congress right now, announced earlier this year that she will not be seeking a seventh term. Her absence from Washington at this time has caused some to call for her resignation.
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