Confirmation of U.S. Circuit and District Court Nominations in Presidential Election Years

Rutkus, Denis Steven ; McMillion, Barry J.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: District courts;    Judicial districts;    Law;   

RP-ID  :  R42600
RP-ID  :  R42600_2012Jul12

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report seeks to help inform the debate regarding how many U.S. circuit and district court nominations should be confirmed by year's end, and how late in the year the Senate should continue to confirm them.It includes analysis of the number and timing of circuit court and district court nominations confirmed by the Senate in presidential election years from 1980 to 2008, as well as a comparison of the processing of judicial nominations during these years, using various quantitative measures.It also relates the findings to the Senate's processing of judicial nominations in 2012, as of June 30.