Judicial appointments and democratic controls / Mitchel A. Sollenberger.
2011
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Author
Title
Judicial appointments and democratic controls / Mitchel A. Sollenberger.
Published
Durham : Carolina Academic Press, [2011]
Copyright
©2011
Call Number
KF8776 .S685 2011
ISBN
9781594607851 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1594607850 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1594607850 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Description
ix, 273 pages : forms ; 26 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)520515262
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-249) and index.
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Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
ix
Introduction
3
Democratic Controls of the Judicial Appointment Process
4
Judicial Independence
11
Additional Features of the Judicial Appointment Process
12
A Broken Process?
12
Organization of the Book
13
ch. 1
Congress and the Federal Courts
15
The Authority of Congress to Eliminate Judicial Structure and Judgeships
17
Repeal Act of 1802
17
Reorganization of the D.C. Courts Act of 1863
21
Evarts Act of 1891
26
1913 Abolishment of the U.S. Commerce Court
26
The Federal Courts Today
31
Summary
32
ch. 2
Textual Direction
33
Judicial Appointments Clause
33
Recess Appointments Clause
38
Ineligibility Clause
43
Summary
48
ch. 3
Statutory Qualifications
51
Statutory Qualifications for Judicial Office
52
Congressional Enforcement of the Residency Requirement
54
Does the Residency Requirement Apply to the District of Columbia?
57
The D.C. Exemption: How One District Judge Changed Federal Law
64
Summary
68
ch. 4
The Pre-Nomination Process
69
Initial Administrative Process
70
Contemporary Practice
78
Congressional Consultation
82
Supreme Court Selections
87
House of Representatives and Minority Party Involvement
91
Summary
94
ch. 5
The Senate Judiciary Committee
97
Judicial Confirmation Process
98
Blue Slips
99
Committee Investigations
104
Committee Questionnaires and Financial Disclosure Reports
106
Administrative Documents and FBI Reports
109
ABA Rating
111
Courtesy Calls
113
Interest Groups
115
Committee Hearings
118
A Missed Opportunity
121
Reporting a Nominee
123
Summary
126
ch. 6
Senate Floor Action
129
Holds
129
Filibusters
135
Floor Votes
145
Rejections and the Practice of Senatorial Courtesy
149
Final Action: Recommittals, Reconsiderations, and Returns
153
Summary
155
ch. 7
Reform Proposals
157
Institutional Based Reforms
157
Academic Based Reforms
169
Interest Group Based Reforms
175
Summary
185
ch. 8
Conclusions
187
Democratic Controls vs. Executive Governance
188
Majority Rule vs. Minority Rights
195
Concluding Remarks
198
Appendix 1 White House Personal Data Statement Questionnaire
203
Appendix 2 Executive Branch Personnel Public Financial Disclosure Report
209
Appendix 3 Senate Judiciary Committee Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees
215
Appendix 4 Senate Judiciary Committee Financial Disclosure Report
225
Appendix 5 Blue Slip
231
Bibliography
233
Table of Cases
251
Index
253