While in office Trump installed hundreds of judges, reshaping the legal system for years to come.
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Two of the three federal judges enacting a ban on President Joe Biden's vaccine mandate were appointed by his predecessor Donald Trump.
Biden's vaccine rules are being held up on the decision of a three-member panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Engelhardt and Duncan were appointed to the court by Trump, while Jones was appointed by Ronald Reagan.
All presidents appoint judges whose legal outlooks mirror their own, but Trump took to the task with particular enthusiasm.
In his single term, Trump appointed more than 230 federal judges with life tenure, some of whom are in their 30s and could conceivably serve into the 2050s. »