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Federal Attorneys and Judges March 23, 2017 Objective: To obtain a firm grounding in federal attorneys and judges and their legal background

I. Federal Attorneys Attorney General- (Jeff Sessions) Appointed by President w/Senate consent Head of Justice Dept. Solicitor General- (Jeffrey Wall) Represents US govt. in Supreme Ct. Elena Kagan (Affordable Health Care Act) Decides cases fed. Govt. will appeal to SC

I. Fed Attorneys cont… US Attorneys At least 1 for each District Court (94 total) Virgin Islands, N. Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, District of Columbia Prosecutes fed. cases before District Cts. and Cts. Of Appeals (>plea bargain) Represents US govt. in civil cases (District) Appointed by Pres-4 yr term (KEY patronage) Senatorial courtesy applies

II. Federal Judges Appointed by PresSenate (majority) Article III-hold office “during good behavior”=LIFE (can be impeached) Compensation= Cannot be lowered during judges’ term

II. Judges cont.-Factors affecting selection (10 of them) Senatorial courtesy Senate Judiciary Committee: Screens nominees, sends rec. to Senate floor-approval or rejection “Holds” (hold up confirmation-no time limit) Senate: Majority vote for confirmation Political Party: judgessame pol. party as President

II. Factors affecting Selection-judges Race Mostly white “Black seat” on Supreme (Thurgood Marshall-1967-1991) 17% of Clinton’s appts. Gender: Mostly male ObamaKagan, Sotomayer 25% of Clinton’s appts.=women 3 females on the SC (1993, 2009, 2010) Age: Pres. influence-long after leaving officeRoberts was 50 when appt. Chief Justice

II. Factors affecting judge appt. Ideology Ideologypresident (difficult to ensure) New issues not considered-arise Life terms-Pres, do nothing about decisions Ideology affect retirement (O Connor, Stevens) Sometimes “stray” from philosophy anticipated by Pres. Existence of “paper trail”-used against Justicesvague during confirmation process Bork as an example Number of Judges (Congress can increase/decrease)