President Donald Trump’s administration has been forced to use interim and acting appointments, allowed by federal law, to keep slots filled in the 94 districts requiring a U.S. attorney as Democrats continue to block his nominees through the “blue slip” tradition. 

The Senate has confirmed none of Trump’s nominees, and just a dozen have made it through the Senate Judiciary Committee but not onto the floor for a vote, reports The Washington Examiner on Thursday. 

The blue slip tradition allows senators to consult with state senators in their home states over who to nominate. Some courts are also reluctant to extend interim assignments, so the Department of Justice has had to use laws such as the Federal Vacancies Reform Act. 

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