Federal Judicial Selection
Overview
Almost one in eight federal judgeships is vacant in the country and legal scholars warn that the increasingly politicized confirmation process threatens the administration of...
Courtesy of the Administrative Office of U.S. Courts.
Courtesy of the Administrative Office of U.S. Courts.
According to Article II of the United States Constitution, the President "shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint" federal judges. According to Article III, federal judges enjoy life tenure and cannot be removed from office except through impeachment.