Supreme Court Nominations, 1789-2009 : Actions by the Senate, the Judiciary Committee, and the President.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Congress--Rules and practice.

United States.

United States. Congress.

Executive-legislative relations.

Nominations for office.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (47 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2009.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Lists, describes, and discusses actions taken by the Senate, the Senate Judiciary Committee, and the President on all Supreme Court nominations, 1789-2009. Provides historical background on the Supreme Court appointment process, and uses nomination statistics to illustrate how the appointment process has evolved over time.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Supreme Court Nominations, 1789-2009

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