Congressional Oversight of Judges and Justices.

Addresses general powers and limitations on the Congressional oversight authority regarding individual Federal judges or Supreme Court Justices. Examines the Senate approval process for judicial nominations; the Senate's ability to obtain information on judges or Justices during that process; a...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2005.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Governmental investigations > United States. Impeachments. Judges. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Addresses general powers and limitations on the Congressional oversight authority regarding individual Federal judges or Supreme Court Justices. Examines the Senate approval process for judicial nominations; the Senate's ability to obtain information on judges or Justices during that process; and limits on Congressional investigatory authority over the judiciary. Discusses how far the Congressional investigatory powers can be exercised regarding possible judicial impeachments; and explores other investigatory contexts.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.