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