Trump nominated and the Senate confirmed two Supreme Court justices: Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh. Trump nominated Gorsuch, a federal appellate judge, to fill the vacancy which arose after the February 2016 death of Antonin Scalia and which had not been filled under the then-president Obama because of Republican obstruction. During the confirmation process, Kavanaugh was accused of sexually assaulting Dr. Christine Blasey Ford while they were both in high school. The Senate voted 50–48 to confirm Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court.By November 2018, Trump had appointed 29 judges to the United States courts of appeals, more than any modern president in the first two years of a presidential term. Compared to President Obama, Trump has nominated fewer non-white and female judges.