Gone Nuclear: The Impact of the Filibuster Rules Change on the Lower Court Confirmation Process

• In Event: Upper Chambers

Brief Overview

We investigate whether the lowering of the cloture threshold for judicial nominees in 2013 changed the nature of the confirmation process through an examination of three stages in the process: committee hearings, committee votes, and floor votes.

Authors

• Logan Dancey, Wesleyan University

• Kjersten R. Nelson, North Dakota State University-Main Campus

• Eve M. Ringsmuth, Oklahoma State University-Main Campus

• Emma Solomon, Wesleyan University