The Senate confirmed the appointment of President Trump’s 200th judicial nominee Wednesday, marking a historic reshaping of the judiciary that has taken place under his administration.

Judge Cory Wilson was confirmed by the Senate on Wednesday to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals . The confirmation signifies Trump filling all vacant circuit court seats. . . .

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Last week, Judge Justin Walker, a rising star in the conservative judicial movement, was confirmed to a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. . . .

Ed O’Keefe says in a tweet, “Senate votes 52 to 48 to confirm Cory Wilson to be a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He is the 200th Trump judicial nominee confirmed and means there are currently no circuit court vacancy anywhere for the first time in at least 40 years.”

Walker’s confirmation put Trump one judge short of his 200th since he took office in 2017. No president has confirmed that many judges in one term in 40 years. . . .

Trump has lauded the speed with which his administration, backed by McConnell, has been able to nominate and confirm conservative justices, including two to the Supreme Court. . . .

After a pair of rulings from the high court on immigration and civil rights that went against his administration this month, Trump announced his displeasure with the Supreme Court and said he would release a new list of nominees for the court by the fall. . . .

On the circuit courts, Trump has appointed 52 judges during his first three and a half years in the White House. President Barack Obama appointed 55 during his two terms.

Sen. Lindsey Graham, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, called Wilson’s appointment “a historic milestone” for the Republican Party.

“We were only able to reach this historic achievement because of President Trump’s commitment to selecting strong, qualified, conservative judicial nominees,” Graham said in a statement.

(Excerpt from Washington Examiner. Written by Dominick Mastrangelo.)