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Articles

Goldman, Sheldon et al. W. Bush's Judiciary: The First Term Record, 88 JUDICATURE 244-275 (2005).
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Rehnquist, William H. The Making of a Supreme Court Justice, 29 HARV. L. REC. 7-10 (Oct. 8, 1959).
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Solberg, Rorie Spill, Diversity and George W. Bush's Judicial Appointments: Serving Two Masters, 88 JUDICIATURE 276-283 (2005).
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Books

Abraham, Henry Julian. Justices, Presidents, and Senators: A History of the U.S. Supreme Court Appointments from Washington to Clinton / Henry J. Abraham. New and rev. ed., [4th ed.]. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c1999. xiii, 429 p.; 26 cm. Rev. ed. of: Justices and presidents. 3rd ed. 1992. Includes bibliographical references (p. 383-410) and indexes. ISBN: 0847696049; 0847696057 (pbk.). LCCN: 99023000.
KF8742 .A72 1999

Bloch, Susan Low. Supreme Court Politics: The Institution and Its Procedures / by Susan Low Bloch, Thomas G. Krattenmaker. St. Paul, Minn.: West Pub. Co., 1994. xxi, 698 p.; 26 cm. + teacher's manual. Includes bibliographical references (p. ix-xiii) and index. ISBN: 0314034927. LCCN: 94009272.
KF8742 .B58 1994

Davis, Richard. Electing Justice: Fixing the Supreme Court Nomination Process / Richard Davis. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2005. viii, 211 p.; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN: 9780195181098; 0195181093 (pbk.). LCCN: 2004015898.
KF8742 .D383 2005

Jacobstein, J. Myron. The Rejected: Sketches of the 26 Men Nominated for the Supreme Court but Not Confirmed by the Senate / by J. Myron Jacobstein and Roy M. Mersky. 1st ed. Milpitas, CA: Toucan Valley Publications, c1993. 188 p.; 25 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-188). ISBN: 0963401742. LCCN: 93022374.
KF8776 .J33 1993

Leuchtenburg, William Edward. The Supreme Court Reborn: The Constitutional Revolution in the Age of Roosevelt / William E. Leuchtenburg.New York: Oxford University Press, 1995. ix, 350 p.; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-330) and index. ISBN: 0195086139. LCCN: 94011840.
KF8742 .L48 1995

Maltese, John Anthony. The Selling of Supreme Court Nominees / John Anthony Maltese. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1995. xii, 193 p.; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [159]-186) and index. Series: Interpreting American politics. ISBN: 0801851025. LCCN: 95003536.
KF8742 .M26 1995

Massaro, John. Supremely Political: The Role of Ideology and Presidential Management in Unsuccessful Supreme Court Nominations / John Massaro. Albany: State University of New York Press, c1990. xiii, 272 p.; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-262). Series: SUNY series in the presidency. ISBN: 0791403017; 0791403025 (pbk.). LCCN: 89021622.
KF8776 .M335 1990

McConnell, Michael W. The Senate, the Courts, and the Constitution: A Debate. Washington: Center for National Policy, [c1986]. 24 p. ; 23 cm."January 1986." Bibliography: p. 23. LCCN: 86179722.
KF8776.Z9 M35 1986

Pertschuk, Michael. The People Rising: The Campaign Against the Bork Nomination / by Michael Pertschuk and Wendy Schaetzel. New York, NY: Thunder's Mouth Press ; St. Paul, MN: Distributed by Consortium Book Sales and Distribution, c1989. xi, 317 p., [12] p. of plates: ill. ; 23 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 306-308) and index. ISBN: 0938410881; 093841089X (pbk.). LCCN: 89020274.
KF8742 .P337 1989

Silverstein, Mark. Judicious Choices: The New Politics of Supreme Court Confirmations / Mark Silverstein. Updated college ed. New York: W.W. Norton, [1997?]. x, 192 p.; 21 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN: 0393964493. LCCN: 98113321.
KF8776 .S55 1997

Smith, Christopher E. Critical Judicial Nominations and Political Change: the Impact of Clarence Thomas / Christopher E. Smith. Westport, Conn.: Praeger, 1993. xii, 172 p.; 23 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [159]-161) and index. ISBN: 0275945677. LCCN: 93015349.
KF8742 .S57 1993

Sober as a Judge: The Supreme Court and Republican Liberty / edited by Richard G. Stevens and Matthew J. Franck. Lanham: Lexington Books, c1999. xxiv, 318 p.: ill.; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-302) and indexes. ISBN: 0739100106; 0739100378 (pbk.). LCCN: 99029370.
KF8742 .S58 1999

Stewart, Alva W. U.S. Supreme Court Appointments, 1961-1986: A Brief Bibliography / Alva W. Stewart. Monticello, Ill., USA: Vance Bibliographies, [1987]. 11 p.; 28 cm. Cover title. "March 1987." Series: Public administration series--bibliography, 0193-970X; P 2129. ISBN: 1555902499. LCCN: 87179417.
KF8741.A1 S755 1987

Vieira, Norman. Supreme Court Appointments: Judge Bork and the Politicization of Senate Confirmations / Norman Vieira and Leonard Gross. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, c1998. viii, 310 p.; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-299) and index. ISBN: 0809322048. LCCN: 98015735.
KF8742 .V54 1998

Watson, George. Shaping America: The Politics of Supreme Court Appointments / George Watson, John A. Stookey. New York, NY: HarperCollins College Publishers, c1995. xi, 259 p.: ill.; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-236) and index. ISBN: 0065008634. LCCN: 94018637.
KF8742 .W385 1995

Yalof, David Alistair. Pursuit of Justices: Presidential Politics and the Selection of Supreme Court Nominees / David Alistair Yalof. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, c1999. x, 296 p.: ill.; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-279) and index. ISBN: 0226945456. LCCN: 99027979.

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Nomination Hearings

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Confirmation Hearings on Federal Appointments: Hearing, Part 1. 108th Cong., 1st Sess. January 29, 2003. Washington: U.S. GPO, 2003. vii, 726 p. S.Hrg.108-135. Serial No. J-108-1. Includes bibliographical references. CIS: 2003-S521-60GPO: Y4.J89/2:S.HRG.108-135/PT.1. ISBN: 0160708990 (pt. 1). GPO FDsys.
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United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Confirmation Hearings on Federal Appointments: Hearing, Part 3. 108th Cong., 1st Sess. April 30, May 7, May 22, June 25, and July 9, 2003. Washington: U.S. GPO, 2003. x, 1224 p. S.Hrg.108-135, Part 3. Serial No. J-108-1. Includes bibliographical references. CIS: 2004-S521-22. GPO: Y4.J89/2:S.HRG.108-135/PT.3. ISBN:0160715539 (pt. 3). [PDF] (pt. 3). PDF via GPO FDsys
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United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. The Supreme Court of the United States: Hearings and Reports on Successful and Unsuccessful Nominations of Supreme Court Justices by the Senate Judiciary Committee, 1916-1975-[<1916-1994>] / compiled by Roy M. Mersky, J. Myron Jacobstein. Buffalo, N.Y.: W.S. Hein, 1977-<1996 >. <v. 1-13, 15, 17-19A; in 28 >; 23 cm. Contents: v. 1-3. Brandeis -- v. 4. Black, Reed, Frankfurter, Douglas, Murphy, Stone, Jackson -- v. 5. Clark, Minton, Warren -- v. 6. Harlan, Brennan, Whitaker, Stewart, White, Goldberg -- v. 7. Fortas, Marshall, Burger -- v. 8. Blackmun, Rehnquist, Powell -- v. 8A. Stevens -- v. 9. Parker, Fortas, Thornberry -- v. 9A. Fortas, Thornberry -- v. 10. Haynsworth -- v. 11. Carswell -- v. 12-12A. Rehnquist -- v. 13. Scalia -- v. 15-15A. Ginsburg, Kennedy -- v. 17-17E. Thomas -- v. 18-18A. Ginsburg -- v. 19-19A. Stephen G. Breyer. Reprint of documents issued by U.S. G.P.O. Supplement for 1983: Sandra Day O'Connor. Includes bibliographical references. LCCN: 91108862.
KF8741 .A25 1977 RR DESK

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Web Resources

• CNN. Special Report: A Change at the Supreme Court
  http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2005/supreme.court/ (external link)
• Georgetown University Law Library. U.S. Supreme Court Nominations
  http://www.ll.georgetown.edu/guides/supreme_court_nominations.cfm
• JURIST Judicial Nominations
  http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/hottopics/judicial.php
• New York Times. Supreme Court in Transition
  http://www.nytimes.com/pages/politics/politicsspecial1/index.html (external link)
• U.S. Government Printing Office. GPO FDsys. Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Supreme Court Nomination Hearings (1971 - forward)
  http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/committeetab.action
• U.S. Supreme Court. Argument Transcripts http://www.supremecourtus.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts.html
• Underneath Their Robes Blog
  http://underneaththeirrobes.blogs.com (external link)
• Washington Post Blog
  http://blogs.washingtonpost.com/campaignforthecourt/ (external link)
• Washington Post. Special Report: Supreme Court
  http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/nation/special/1/index.html (external link)
• White House. Judicial Nominations
  http://www.whitehouse.gov/infocus/judicialnominees/
• Yale Law Library. Judicial Nominations
  http://www.law.yale.edu/outside/scr/library/nom/index.asp (external link)

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Last Updated: 07/23/2012