Confirmation Hearings on Federal Appointments
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary
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Published: 1986
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Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary
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Published: 1986
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Logan Dancey
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Published: 2020-04-21
Total Pages: 211
ISBN-13: 0472126563
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn order to be confirmed to a lifetime appointment on the federal bench, all district and circuit court nominees must appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee for a confirmation hearing. Despite their relatively low profile, these lower court judges make up 99 percent of permanent federal judgeships and decide cases that relate to a wide variety of policy areas. To uncover why senators hold confirmation hearings for lower federal court nominees and the value of these proceedings more generally, the authors analyzed transcripts for all district and circuit court confirmation hearings between 1993 and 2012, the largest systematic analysis of lower court confirmation hearings to date. The book finds that the time-consuming practice of confirmation hearings for district and circuit court nominees provides an important venue for senators to advocate on behalf of their policy preferences and bolster their chances of being re-elected. The wide variation in lower court nominees’ experiences before the Judiciary Committee exists because senators pursue these goals in different ways, depending on the level of controversy surrounding a nominee. Ultimately, the findings inform a (re)assessment of the role hearings play in ensuring quality judges, providing advice and consent, and advancing the democratic values of transparency and accountability.