Federal Judges

The Appointing Process

Author:

Harold W. Chase

An analysis and evaluation of the appointing process as it applies to federal judges who serve in the U.S. courts of appeals, district courts, court of claims, court of customs and patent appeals, and customs court. The author proposes changes to improve the federal judicial system. The book has been a selection of the Lawyers’ Literary Club.

An analysis and evaluation of the appointing process as it applies to federal judges who serve in the U.S. courts of appeals, district courts, court of claims, court of customs and patent appeals, and customs court. The author proposes changes to improve the federal judicial system. The book has been a selection of the Lawyers’ Literary Club.

Harold W. Chase was a professor of political science at the University of Minnesota and was a winner of the College of Liberal Arts Distinguished Teaching award the first year it was given by the university. He is the co-author or co-editor of several other books, including Kennedy and the Press and The Case for Democratic Capitalism. A brigadier general in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, he served on active duty in the Vietnam and Korean conflicts and in World War II.

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