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Judicial Nominations
"The
Constitution requires that the
President seek the
Senate’s advice and consent in making appointments to the
federal courts. As a senator and as
the Democratic
leader of the Senate Judiciary Committee, I take
this responsibility very seriously."
-- Senator Patrick Leahy,
Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee
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316 Of President Bush's Article III Judicial Nominees Have
Been Confirmed.
(As of September 5, 2008)
Read a complete list of
President Bush's confirmed nominees.
Nominations Stats
Judges Confirmed Under President Bush
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Chairman |
Circuit |
District |
Total noms (includes CIT and SCOTUS) |
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Leahy 1st Tenure (17 months) |
17 |
83 |
100 |
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Leahy 2nd Tenure (18 months) |
10 |
48 |
58 |
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Leahy total (35 months) |
27 |
131 |
158 |
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Hatch (2 years) |
18 |
85 |
104 |
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Specter (2 years) |
16 |
35 |
54 |
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Senator Patrick Leahy Speaks About
President Bush's Judicial Nominations
Read a complete list of Senator
Patrick Leahy's Statements
on Judicial Nominations
Statement - Of Senator
Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, Hearing On
Nominations September 9, 2008
Release
- Senate Confirms Two Judicial Nominations July 23, 2008
Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate
Judiciary Committee, On Judicial Nominations July 17, 2008
Release
- Two More Lifetime Judicial Appointments Confirmed July 17, 2008
Release
- Senate Judiciary Committee To Examine Supreme Court Decisions On
Corporate Misconduct July 15, 2008
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Sen. Patrick Leahy is the Chairman of the Senate
Judiciary Committee which has jurisdiction over federal judicial
nominations.
Read about the nominations of
Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. and
Associate Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr. |
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