Dumbing Down the Courts
John Lott talked about his book, Dumbing Down the Courts: How Politics Keeps the Smartest Judges Off the Bench, in which he argues that partisan politicians do not like to nominate smart jud…
472 viewsJohn Lott talked about his book, Dumbing Down the Courts: How Politics Keeps the Smartest Judges Off the Bench, in which he argues that partisan politicians do not like to nominate smart jud…
472 viewsSenator Jeff Sessions, ranking Judiciary Committee member, delivered opening remarks at the Federalist Society 2009 National Lawyers Convention. He talked about criteria for judicial appoint…
141 viewsPanelists spoke about the concept of life tenure for justices of the Supreme Court of the United States instead of a fixed term of years or a mandatory retirement age. No other western democ…
345 viewsPresident Bush made spoke to the Federalist Society about judicial philosophy, the Senate confirmation process, and qualities he looks for in making judicial nominations.
165 viewsSenate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter spoke about the nomination and confirmation process for judicial nominees in the Senate. He talked about recent nominations, recent Supreme …
168 viewsLegal experts talked about the professional evaluation of judicial nominees made by various organizations for members of Congress. Among the topics they addressed were the criteria by which …
106 viewsThe Federalist Society national convention opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and a prayer by Father Hathaway. Former Rep. McIntosh introduced Mr. Rove, who delivered the keynote address. …
74 viewsFormer federal judge Charles Pickering, Sr. spoke to the Mississippi chapter of the Federalist Society about the judicial confirmation process. Judge Pickering served on the federal district…
142 viewsEnergy Secretary Spencer Abraham spoke about his relationship with Senator Bill Frist (R-Tennessee) and the role of the Senate in shaping the federal judiciary. Senator Frist spoke about Rep…
53 viewsSolicitor General Theodore Olson opened the 2003 Lawyers' Convention and talked about the principles of the Federalist Society, the 2003-2004 U.S. Supreme Court term, and judicial nomination…
100 viewsThe panelists talked about the federal judicial nomination confirmation process, focusing on the nomination of Miguel Estrada to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columb…
220 viewsJustice Thomas spoke to a conference of attorneys about his career, saying he was celebrating ten years as a federal judge. He also talked about the separation of the branches of government …
74 viewsSenator Orrin Hatch, R-UT, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, spoke about the judicial nomination and confirmation process. He stressed that he would not allow President Bill Cl…
45 viewsThe role of government lawyers was discussed by a panel that included former White House counsels. They talked about what their jobs entailed and the issue of executive privilege. Following …
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