Role of Home State Senators in the Selection of Lower Federal Court Judges

Rutkus, Denis Steven

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Law;    Judges;    Selection of judges;    Nominations for office;    Congress;   

RP-ID  :  RL34405
RP-ID  :  RL34405_2010Nov10

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report examines the role played by Senators in the selection of nominees to two kinds of lower federal court judgeships. Specifically, the judgeships in question, over which Senators have historically played a role in nominee selection, are those (1) in the U.S. district courts lying geographically within the Senators' states and (2) in the U.S. court of appeals circuits of which the Senators' states are a geographic part. This report also discusses several historical and ethical aspects related to Senators recommending judicial candidates.