PLSC 2003 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: United States Senate Committee On The Judiciary, American Bar Association, Senatorial Courtesy
3 Sep 2016
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The appointment of federal judges no formal requirements for appointment president nominates, senate must confirm appointments likely to serve president"s administration, provide political legacy congress sets compensation appointments for life the advice & consent of the senate. Judicial selection committee consults w. home state senators from which appointment will be made. Senate judiciary committee reviews each judicial nominee & conducts a hearing the american bar association. Screens candidates for the federal bench well qualified qualified not qualified. Since president carter, more diverse appointments under clinton, women/ minorities more than half of appointments. Appointment to the supreme court vacancy announced president makes nomination. Senate confirms since 1900, 6 appointments failed to be confirmed by senate most nominees have prior judicial experience tendency for promotion from within judiciary. Supreme court rulings: implementation & impact decisions= implemented by others decisions have far-reaching implications beyond the case itself.
