Judicial Nominations

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"The Constitution requires that the President seek the Senate’s advice and consent in making appointments to the federal courts. As a senator and as the Democratic leader of the Senate Judiciary Committee, I take this responsibility very seriously."
-- Senator Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee

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Background Information On Judicial Nominations

316 Of President Bush's Article III Judicial Nominees Have Been Confirmed.
(As of September 29, 2008)
Read a complete list of President Bush's confirmed nominees.

Nominations Stats

Judges Confirmed Under President Bush

Chairman

Circuit

District

Total noms (includes CIT and SCOTUS)

Leahy 1st Tenure (17 months)

17

83

100

Leahy 2nd Tenure (18 months)

10

58
68

Leahy total (35 months)

27

141

168

Hatch (2 years)

18

85

104

Specter (2 years)

16

35

54

Senator Patrick Leahy Speaks About
President Bush's Judicial Nominations

Read a complete list of Senator Patrick Leahy's Statements
on Judicial Nominations

Statement - Of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Judicial Nominations September 26, 2008

Release - Senate Confirms Ten Lifetime Judicial Appointments September 26, 2008

Release - Judiciary Committee Reports Thirteen Nominations September 25, 2008

Release - Leahy Chairs Rare, Late-Year Nominations Hearing September 23, 2008

Statement - Of Senator Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, Hearing On Nominations September 9, 2008

Release - Senate Confirms Two Judicial Nominations July 23, 2008

Sen. Patrick Leahy is the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee which has jurisdiction over federal judicial nominations.

Read about the nominations of
Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. and
Associate Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr.