President Obama's First-Term U.S. Circuit and District Court Nominations : An Analysis and Comparison with Presidents Since Reagan.

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 (31 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1981.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Provides statistics on all nominations and confirmations to U.S. circuit and district court judgeships during the first term of President Obama, and compares these numbers and confirmation rates to those of his four most recent predecessors at the end of their first terms. Addresses factors influencing selection and confirmation process for U.S. circuit and district court nominations, considering how these factors might help explain differences or variations found in judicial nomination statistics across the first terms of the five Presidents. Includes tables and graphs.

Notes:

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

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Government Division. President Obama's First-Term U.S. Circuit and District Court Nominations

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