The 'New Normal' in Judicial Confirmations

• In Event: Federal Court Nomination and Confirmation

Brief Overview

Using a new dataset on Senate consideration of nominations to federal judgeships, we find that changing Senate rules hastened confirmation of nominees with dubious qualifications, especially during the Trump administration.

Authors

• Scott Basinger, University of Houston

• Maxwell Mak, CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

• Andrew H. Sidman, CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice