Length of Time from Nomination to Confirmation for U.S. Circuit and District Court Nominees : Overview and Policy Options to Shorten the Process.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Government Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Executive-legislative relations.

Constitutional law.

Circuit courts.

District courts.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (20 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

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

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Reviews process by which lower Federal court judges are nominated by the President and considered by the Senate, as established by the Constitution. Provides statistical analysis of the time from nomination to confirmation for U.S. circuit and district court nominees from Presidents Reagan to Obama. Identifies possible consequences of a protracted confirmation process for circuit and district court nominees, and considers policy options the Senate might consider to shorten the length of time from nomination to confirmation for lower Federal court nominees.

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. Length of Time from Nomination to Confirmation for U.S. Circuit and District Court Nominees

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