The Appointment Process for U.S. Circuit and District Court Nominations

"In recent decades, the process fro appointing judges to the U.S.Circuit courts of  appeals and the

U.S. district courts has been of continuing Senate interest. The responsibility for making these appointments is shared by the President and the Senate. Pursuant to the Constitution’s Appointments Clause, the President nominates persons to fill federal judgeships, with the appointment of each nominee also requiring Senate confirmation. Although not mentioned in the Constitution, an important role is also played midway in the appointment process by the Senate

Judiciary Committee..."

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