Length of Time from Nomination to Confirmation for "Uncontroversial" U.S. Circuit and District Court Nominees : Detailed Analysis.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Government Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Circuit courts.

District courts.

Judges.

Nominations for office.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (21 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2012.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Provides statistical overview of waiting times from nomination to confirmation of uncontroversial U.S. circuit and district court nominees approved by the Senate from 1981 to Sept. 14, 2012. Explains methodology used to identify uncontroversial nominees, calculates length of time from first nomination to confirmation, and analyzes percentage of nominees waiting specified length of time from nomination to confirmation. Identifies various institutional and political factors that influence the wait time from nomination to confirmation, and considers potential implications of longer waiting times from nomination to confirmation for uncontroversial judicial nominees.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Apr. 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Government Division. Length of Time from Nomination to Confirmation for "Uncontroversial" U.S. Circuit and District Court Nominees

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