Senate to take up 51 renominations to the bench

Of the 51 Judges renominated, 9 of them are Circuit court appeals level Judges, and 2 of them being considered are for the 9th Circuit court (much to the chagrin of Diane Feinstein and Kamala Harris who did not turn in blue slips on either nominee). There is also a much coveted D.C. Circuit court opening. This is basically one step below the Supreme court, so you can expect some heated debate there as well.

Democrats are insisting on 30 hours of debate on every last one. This should prompt McConnell to do what he has done in the past, by requiring the Senate to work extra long days, work weekends, and work through any recesses... until all of the Justices have been confirmed. 

The other option being mulled is another "nuclear" style option, where on a 50+1 vote McConnell and the GOP votes to limit debate to something more like two or three hours. Generally these sorts of Senate changes take a supermajority. But thanks to Harry Reid and his need for immediate greed, the Senate has abandoned much of those protocols.

Time will tell which direction McConnell goes with this. But make no mistake, with the limited amount of things that will get done with a divided Government, the number one duty of McConnell and the majority will be to fill judicial vacancies.