Nomination of Persons Who Have Attained the Age of 65 to the Federal Bench.

Analyzes Administration policy of not appointing persons age 65 or older to U.S. District Courts or the U.S. Courts of Appeals. Discusses process by which Federal judges are nominated, appointed, and elevated, American Bar Association and Department of Justice positions on the policy, past efforts t...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1980.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Constitutional law. District courts. Nominations for office. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Analyzes Administration policy of not appointing persons age 65 or older to U.S. District Courts or the U.S. Courts of Appeals. Discusses process by which Federal judges are nominated, appointed, and elevated, American Bar Association and Department of Justice positions on the policy, past efforts to challenge the policy, constitutionality of the policy, applicability of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, possible legislative or budgetary responses, and resources for further investigation.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed June 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.