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Creating a (merit-based?) circuit court short list for the Prez candidates

By Douglas A. Berman

In the closing days of the Presidential campaign lots of attention has been given to judicial appointments, including possible appointments to the circuit courts as well as to the Supreme Court.  (Recent examples come from Politico and the National Review and the National Law Journal.)  Though many have speculated about Supreme Court nominee short lists, I have not seen much buzz on exactly who could be on short lists for nominations to the federal circuit courts. Of course, the results on Election Day and other national and local political forces will have a profound impact on who gets considered and nominated for openings on the US Courts of Appeals.  And, if the Senate has nearly 60 Democrats, a President McCain would have to make bipartisan nominations, while a President Obama would not have to (but still might) worry about Republican opposition to his choices...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on November 02, 2008 (boomark / email).