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 Judicial Nominations
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Federal Judges, Judgeships1950
Sobeloff Confirmation1956
Judicial Appointments1961
Federal District Judgeships1972
Reconfirmation of Judges1972
Federal District Judgeships1976
Judicial Tenure1978
New Judgeships: A Patronage Plum for Carter1978
Few Women, Minorities Added to Bench1981
Reagan's Judicial Selections1982
U.S. Judicial Appointments Go to White Males1983
Reagan Gaining Control of Federal Judiciary1984
Reagan Nears Carter Record in Naming Judges1985
Fitzwater Confirmation1986
Manion Confirmation1986
Court Nominations Rejected1988
American Bar Association (ABA) Screening Upheld in Court1989
Bush Lags in Filling Judicial Vacancies1989
Bush Nominates Thomas To Appeals Court Seat1989
Bill Creates 85 Judgeships for Bush To Fill1990
Bush Shifts U.S. Bench Further to the Right1990
Bush Nominated Judges From the Ranks1991
Democrats Ready To Mold Federal Bench1992
Racial Justice at Issue in Carnes Hearings1992
Clinton's Judicial Picks Confirmed1994
Senate Under Fire for Slow Pace On Judicial Nominations1997
Partisan Impasse Blocks Judicial Confirmations For Most of the Year1999
Longstanding Judicial Vacancies Revive ‘Smaller Is Better’ Crusade2000
Acrimony Reigns Over Judicial Picks2002
Judicial Nominee Battles Intensify2003
Acrimony Over Judges Continues2004
'Gang of 14' Averts Judicial Showdown2005
Smooth Sailing for Other Nominees2006
Appellate Nominees Pushed Through2013
Former Prosecutor Loretta Lynch Confirmed as Attorney General2015