Federal Judges Appointment and Confirmation
Correspondents, former administration officials, and academicians spoke in a panel discussion on the federal courts' judicial nomination and… read more
Correspondents, former administration officials, and academicians spoke in a panel discussion on the federal courts' judicial nomination and confirmation process during the third annual conference of the Federal Judges Association. The panelists discussed the influence of politics on the judicial nomination process and other factors affecting appointments to federal courts, including considerations of race and gender in making federal judicial nominations. close
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- E. Grady Jolly Judge U.S. Court of Appeals->Fifth Circuit
- Gary McDowell Representative National Legal Center for the Public Interest
- Lee Sarokin Chairman Federal Judges Association
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