Many federal judges expected to retire 'in very short order' depending on election results

Currently, there are only a few dozen vacancies to be filled across the entire federal judiciary. But there are reportedly scores of federal judges who may soon leave their posts depending on the outcome of the November election.

NBC News reported that out of the 890 Article III federal judgeships — which includes U.S. district and circuit court judges serving lifelong terms as well as the nine Supreme Court judges — there are just 43 open positions throughout the country. This means the...