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Speed of presidential and Senate actions on Supreme Court nominations, 1900-2010 / R. Sam Garrett and Denis Steven Rutkus.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Garrett, R. Sam.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Judges--Selection and appointment--United States.
- Judges.
- United States. Supreme Court--Officials and employees--Selection and appointment.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Other Title:
- Speed of Presidential and Senate Actions on Supreme Court Nominations, 1900-2010
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, District of Columbia : Congressional Research Service, 2010.
- Summary:
- This report provides information on the amount of time taken to act on all Supreme Court nominations occurring between 1900 and the present. It focuses on the actual amounts of time that Presidents and the Senate have taken to act (as opposed to the elapsed time between official points in the process). This report focuses on when the Senate became aware of the President's selection (e.g., via a public announcement by the President).
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages) and index.
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