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On July 20, 1990, this speculation became newsworthy, due to the announcement of the immediate retirement (and assumption of senior status) of Associate Justice William J. Brennan, Jr. [1] President George H. W. Bush announced David Souter as Brennan's replacement just four days later, [2] and Souter was confirmed by the United States Senate on ...
Following is a list of all Article III United States federal judges appointed by President George H. W. Bush during his presidency.All information is derived from the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public-domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest ranking judicial body in the United States.Established by Article III of the Constitution, the Court was organized by the 1st United States Congress through the Judiciary Act of 1789, which specified its original and appellate jurisdiction, created 13 judicial districts, and fixed the size of the Supreme Court at six, with one chief justice ...
George Bush Supreme Court candidates may refer to: George H. W. Bush Supreme Court candidates, the nominations made by George H. W. Bush, the 41st president of the United States; George W. Bush Supreme Court candidates, the nominations made by George W. Bush, the 43rd president of the United States
As the first president, George Washington appointed the entire federal judiciary. His record of eleven Supreme Court appointments still stands. Ronald Reagan appointed 383 federal judges, more than any other president. Following is a list indicating the number of Article III federal judicial appointments made by each president of the United ...
This article lists those who were potential candidates for the Republican nomination for Vice President of the United States in the 2000 election.On March 7, 2000, Texas Governor George W. Bush won the 2000 Republican nomination for President of the United States, and became the presumptive nominee.
Speculation abounded over potential nominations to the Supreme Court of the United States by President George W. Bush since before his presidency. In the summer of 2005, this speculation became newsworthy due to the announcement of the retirement of Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor on July 1.
White House staff members typically handle the vetting and recommending of potential Supreme Court nominees. [6] In practice, the task of conducting background research on and preparing profiles of possible candidates for the Supreme Court is among the first taken on by an incoming president's staff, vacancy or not. [7]