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Supreme Court Justices: Demographic Characteristics, Professional Experience, and Legal Education, 1789-2010

By: Susan Navarro Smelcer,Congressional Research Service

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Supreme Court Justices: Demographic Characteristics, Professional Experience, and Legal Education, 1789-2010

By: Susan Navarro Smelcer,Congressional Research Service

On May 1, 2009, Justice David H. Souter announced his retirement as an Associate Justice when the U.S. Supreme Court recessed for the summer. To fill this vacancy, President Barack Obama selected Sonia Sotomayor, a judge from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. In announcing the nomination, President Obama noted her Ivy League education and extensive judicial experience. President Obama also emphasized Sotomayor's life story, discussing in particular her upbringing as a child of Puerto Rican born parents in a Bronx housing project. The Sotomayor nomination prompted renewed discussion among Senators, media commentators, and scholars regarding racial, ethnic, gender, religious, professional, and educational diversity on the Court. With the upcoming retirement of Justice John Paul Stevens, announced on April 9, 2010, this discussion is likely to be renewed. With his departure, the Court will lose its only protestant Christian member.

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1304120783

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Role of the Senate in Judicial Impeachment Proceedings

By: Susan Navarro Smelcer

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Role of the Senate in Judicial Impeachment Proceedings

By: Susan Navarro Smelcer

Contents: (1) Intro.; (2) Overview of the Impeachment Process in the House and Senate; (3) Rules Governing Senate Impeachment Proceedings; (4) Organizing the Senate for Trial; (5) Role of the Presiding Officer; (6) Use of an Impeachment Trial Committee: Org. and Respon. of the Committee; Procedure During the Preliminary Phase of Its Proceedings; Procedure During the Evidentiary Phase of Its Proceedings; Submitting a Report to the Full Senate; (7) Deliberation by the Full Senate; (8) Judgment by the Full Senate; (9) Length of Senate Impeachment Trials; (10) Concluding Observations; App. A. H. Res. 1031, Articles of Impeachment Against Judge G. Thomas Porteous; App. B. Chart of the Senate Impeachment Trial Process. Tables.

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1437932312

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Supreme Court Justices

Demographic Characteristics, Professional Experience, and Legal Education, 1789-2009

By: Susan Navarro Smelcer

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Supreme Court Justices

Demographic Characteristics, Professional Experience, and Legal Education, 1789-2009

By: Susan Navarro Smelcer

Contents: (1) Introduction: Supreme Court Appointments in Historical Context; (2) Demographic Characteristics: Race and Ethnicity; Gender; Religion; (3) Professional Background: Experience in Private Practice; Experience as a Government Attorney; Judicial Experience; Prior Political Experience; Prior Military Experience; (4) Educational Background: Type of Legal Training; Law School Education; (5) Conclusion.

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1437925839

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From Solicitor General to Supreme Court Nominee

Responsibilities, History, and the Nomination of Elena Kagan

By: Susan Navarro Smelcer

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From Solicitor General to Supreme Court Nominee

Responsibilities, History, and the Nomination of Elena Kagan

By: Susan Navarro Smelcer

On May 10, 2010, President Obama nominated Solicitor General (SG) Elena Kagan to replace retiring Justice John Paul Stevens. If confirmed, Elena Kagan would be the first serving SG to be appointed to the Court since the elevation of Thurgood Marshall in 1967. She would also be only the fifth of 111 Justices to come to the bench with such experience. Contents of this report: (1) Intro.; (2) Duties and Responsibilities of the SG; (3) Explaining the Success of the SG; (4) From SG to Supreme Court Nominee: Chief Justice William Howard Taft; Associate Justice Stanley Reed; Associate Justice Robert Jackson; Associate Justice Thurgood Marshall; (5) SG Elena Kagan: Tenure as SG; Potential for Recusal During Her First Term if Confirmed.

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1437935540

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Women in the United States Congress

1917-2011

By: Jennifer E. Manning

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Women in the United States Congress

1917-2011

By: Jennifer E. Manning

This report identifies the names, committee assignments, dates of service, and (for Representatives) congressional districts of the 274 women who have served in Congress. Contents: Introduction; Historical Overview of Women in Congress; Women in Congress as Compared with Women in Other Legislative Bodies; Female Firsts in Congress; Length of Service; How Women Enter Congress; Women Who Have Served In Both Houses; Women in Leadership Positions; African American Women in Congress; Asian American Women in Congress; Hispanic Women in Congress. Charts and tables. This is a print on demand edition of an important, hard-to-find publication.

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Supreme Court Justices: Demographic Characteristics, Professional Experience, and Legal Education, 1789-2010

Supreme Court Justices: Demographic Characteristics, Professional Experience, and Legal Education, 1789-2010

Role of the Senate in Judicial Impeachment Proceedings

Role of the Senate in Judicial Impeachment Proceedings

Supreme Court Justices

Supreme Court Justices

From Solicitor General to Supreme Court Nominee

From Solicitor General to Supreme Court Nominee

Women in the United States Congress

Women in the United States Congress

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