President Donald Trump is accelerating judicial confirmations after announcing 13 nominees during a nine-day span in August, as Republicans’ 53-47 Senate majority faces a possible challenge in the November 3 midterm elections. Six nominees are scheduled to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, and five others are already awaiting confirmation by the full chamber. Legal experts say the effort could be among Trump’s last major opportunities to reshape the federal courts because the pool of vacancies and likely retirements is shrinking. Trump has secured confirmation of another 54 judges since returning to the White House, bringing his appointments across two terms to nearly one-third of the federal bench. His judges have shifted the judiciary to the right, including through three Supreme Court appointments, although some have ruled against him. The nominees include Zach West, praised by conservative legal activists for his work defending Oklahoma abortion restrictions and religious-school participation in charter schools, and Lee Rudofsky, whom the White House wants to elevate to the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Rudofsky’s confirmation would give Trump appointees a majority on that court. Democrats have criticized the second-term nominees as emphasizing loyalty, while the White House says they were selected for their qualifications and constitutional and legal commitments.