1. Renomination of Judicial Nominees to the U.S. District Court and U.S. Court of Appeals.
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Beckstrom, Darryn
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JUDICIAL selection & appointment , *UNITED States appellate courts , *FEDERAL courts , *PRESIDENTS of the United States ,UNITED States district courts - Abstract
Presidents, under Article II of the U.S. Constitution, have the authority to nominate individuals to the federal judiciary with the advice and consent of the Senate. This power allows a president to influence the ideological composition of the federal judiciary. When the Senate fails to confirm presidents' nominees, though, the Senate effectively thwarts a president's ability to influence the federal judiciary's composition. If the Senate rejects a president's judicial nominee, the president can nominate a new nominee. However, presidents are increasingly renominating failed judicial nominees in an effort to maintain some influence over the federal judiciary. This paper considers when presidents will renominate a failed judicial nominee and when the Senate will confirm. This paper finds that the decision to renominate and confirm a failed judicial nominee is influenced by ideological factors, the year of a president's term, and presidential capital. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2010