Number: RS21734
Title: U.S. Circuit and District Court Nominations: Rejections by the Senate and Votes by the Senate Judiciary Committee Other Than To Report Favorably, 1939-2007
Authors: Kevin M. Scott and Denis Steven Rutkus, Government and Finance Division 
Abstract: Between 1939 and 2007, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted other than favorably on 18 district or circuit court judicial nominations. In one other instance, the committee reported a district court nomination favorably, but the Senate rejected the nomination. This report lists the votes cast by the Judiciary Committee and the Senate on each of these 19 nominations and identifies senatorial courtesy, ideological disagreement, and concern over nominees' qualifications as among the circumstances that led to committee consideration of actions other than a favorable report.
Pages: 6
Date: February 26, 2008