Nominations to U.S. Circuit and District Courts by President Obama During the 111th and 112th Congresses

McMillion, Barry J.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Judges;    Selection of judges;    Law;   

RP-ID  :  R42556
RP-ID  :  R42556_2012Jun01

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

Recent Senate debates in the 112th Congress over judicial nominations have focused on issues such as the relative degree of success of President Barack Obama's nominees in gaining Senate confirmation (compared with other recent Presidents) as well as the effect of delayed judicial appointments on judicial vacancy levels. The following report addresses these issues, and others, by providing a statistical overview of President Obama's nominees to U.S. circuit court of appeals and U.S. district court judgeships, current through May 31, 2012.