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Appointment process of supreme court nominees : elements and considerations / Rosa S. Gonzales, editor.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Government procedures and operations.
- Government Procedures and Operations
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Supreme Court--Officials and employees--Selection and appointment.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (170 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York, [New York] : Nova Publishers, 2016.
- Summary:
- The appointment of a Supreme Court Justice is an event of major significance in American politics. Each appointment is of consequence because of the enormous judicial power the Supreme Court exercises as the highest appellate court in the federal judiciary. Appointments are usually infrequent, as a vacancy on the nine-member Court may occur only once or twice, or never at all, during a particular Presidents years in office. Under the Constitution, Justices on the Supreme Court receive what can amount to lifetime appointments which, by constitutional design, helps ensure the Courts independence from the President and Congress. This book reviews the appointment process of Supreme Court nominees.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed August 26, 2016).
- ISBN:
- 1-63485-346-6
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