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Filling The Judicial Vacancies In A Presidential Election Year, Carl Tobias
Filling The Judicial Vacancies In A Presidential Election Year, Carl Tobias
University of Richmond Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Roberts Court & Executive Power, Jeffrey Rosen
The Roberts Court & Executive Power, Jeffrey Rosen
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
Tax Court Appointments And Reappointments Improving The Process, Danshera Cords
Tax Court Appointments And Reappointments Improving The Process, Danshera Cords
University of Richmond Law Review
This article explores the problems with the appointment and reappointment process of judges to the United States Tax Court, particularly focusing on the recent politicization of the process. Until 1992, the process ensured the appoint-ment of only well-qualified judges to the Tax Court bench. However, beginning with the administrations of Presidents William J. Clinton and George W. Bush, the President infused politics into the nomination process, causing the process to slow and creating vacancies on the court. Such delays threaten the court's effectiveness and disrupt its operations. To solve this problem, the author endorses changing the statute to allow Tax …
Justifying Diversity In The Federal Judiciary, Carl W. Tobias
Justifying Diversity In The Federal Judiciary, Carl W. Tobias
Law Faculty Publications
This Essay thus scrutinizes Obama’s judicial selection effort, which confirms many ideas that Scherer espouses while showing how political deficiencies in the modern selection process erode diversity and legitimacy, and perhaps Scherer’s provocative solution. This response ultimately discusses some promising measures beyond Scherer’s recommendation that could enhance diversity and legitimacy in light of the threat that politicization poses