Court nominations : issues in nomination and confirmation

Court nominations : issues in nomination and confirmation / Peter C. Kesterhoff, editor.

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Other Authors: Kesterhoff, Peter C.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Nova Science Publishers, ©2009.
Subjects:
Judges > Selection and appointment > United States.
Judges > Selection and appointment > United States > States.
LAW > Civil Procedure.
LAW > Legal Services.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Judicial Branch.
Judges > Selection and appointment
Judges > Selection and appointment > U.S. states
United States
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Table of Contents:
  • Court Nominations: Issues in Nominations and Confirmation; Contents; Preface; Role of Home State Senators in the Selection of Lower Federal Court Judges; Abstract; Introduction; Background and Origins of Senators' Recommending Role; Senators' Party Affiliations and Their Recommending Role; Lesser Role for Senators When Recommending Circuit Court Candidates; Selecting Judicial Candidates to Recommend Learning of the Vacancy; Interaction with Administration during Nominee Selection Process; When a Nominee Is Selected against the Advice of, or without Consulting, a Senator.
  • Current Issues and Concluding ObservationsConsultation between the President and Home State Senators in the Current Environment; References; Nomination and Confirmation of Lower Federal Court Judges in Presidential Election Years; Abstract; Introduction; Whether the Senate Customarily Observes the Thurmond Rule
  • Senate Processing the Nominations in Presidential Election Years, 1980-2004; Comparative Analysis of Presidential Election Years; Presidential Election Years Compared with Other Years of a Presidential Term; Senate Consideration of District Court Nominees.
  • Whether to Oppose or Favor a Slowdown in Senate Processing of Judicial NominationsConcluding Observations; References; Nominations to Article III Lower Courts by President George W. Bush during the 110th Congress; Abstract; Introduction; Judicial Nomination Tables for the 110th Congress; Appendix. The Appointment Process for Nominations to Article III Judgeships; References; Index.

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