1 / 11

Judicial Appointments

Judicial Appointments. Appointed for life “subject to good behavior” in order to insure that… Justices are free from direct political pressure Appointed by? President Confirmed by Senate confirms with 2/3 vote Which basic principle? Checks and Balances. Judicial Nominations.

jess
Download Presentation

Judicial Appointments

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Judicial Appointments • Appointed for life “subject to good behavior” in order to insure that… • Justices are free from direct political pressure • Appointed by? • President • Confirmed by • Senate confirms with 2/3 vote • Which basic principle? • Checks and Balances

  2. Judicial Nominations

  3. Senatorial Courtesy • Preferences of senators from state of vacancy - “blue slipping”

  4. Qualifications • President’s Choice . . . So anybody • Lower court judges • State S.C. judges • Leading Attorneys • Leading Law professors

  5. Loose / Activist • Apply their own opinions on a case-by-case basis

  6. Strict / Original • Rulings are “by the book” based only on prior law, not opinions

  7. Litmus Test • Test of ideology • Abortion • Affirmative action • Civil liberties • Conservative – Strict • Liberal - Activist

  8. Presidential Politics • How will nomination help me • How will nomination help party • How will nomination determine law • Minorities • Race • Ethnicity • Gender

  9. Old Man Can’t Is Dead!Anything Is Possible With Elbow Grease

More Related