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RATINGS: Sites are rated from 1 owl (good) to a high of 5 owls. Read more- Justice Delayed
Mass sentencing becomes necessary when politics paralyze the federal judge nomination process. This text-only transcript from The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer it provides a comprehensive look at the problem of vacancies in the American judicial system.
- U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee
Keep an eye on how the Senate is handling the judicial confirmation process at the Judiciary Committee's official website, which includes nomination information for all federal courts. Find out more about the Judiciary Committee itself, from subcommittees that handle youth violence to hot topics such as the Napster ruling and post-conviction DNA tests.
- Judicial Selection Project
Despite a growing number of minorities in the United States and the ever-increasing presence of women in the workforce, most federal judges are both white and male. The Alliance for Justice, an advocacy organization in Washington, argues that the situation may be getting even worse.
- Bush Dumps Bar Association's Role in Picking Judges
One of the most lasting impacts that a president can have are his or her appointments to the federal bench. President George W. Bush has changed the way in which judges are chosen altogether. This newsmax.com article discusses Bush's change in the policy of allowing the American Bar Association to get first crack at reviewing potential nominees. Including opinions before and against this action (as well as information about other actions that Bush has taken in nominating judges) this article provides a well-balanced view of the changing nomination process.
How Judges and Justices Are Chosen
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