A bill to provide for the establishment of a Commission on Federal Judicial Nominations with respect to each Federal judicial district for the purpose of recommending to the President, on the basis of merit, potential nominees for the offices of United States district judge, United States attorney, and United States marshal for such district.

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Establishes a Commission on Federal Judicial Nominations for each Federal Judicial district. Directs each such Commission, upon learning of a vacancy in its district for district judge, United States Attorney, or United States marshal, to determine, make public, and submit to the President a list of at least three qualified persons. Prohibits any Senator from directly or indirectly proposing potential nominees. States that it is the sense of the Congress that the President should be guided by a Commission's list in making a nomination.

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 21 February 1978

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