The president's general view on court nominees has been to make sure the hard right is happy.

Why would he be given information about a court nominee when it is the Senate that confirms her?

The situation is often different for lower court nominees.

Every high court nominee should be required to share her current views on the important legal issues of the day promptly and publicly.

The Democrats counter that since then, lower court nominees have answered questions about their personal views.

What's also true is that Senate screening of lower court nominees has often been an empty ritual.

Republicans described her as one of the finest, most qualified federal appeals court nominees.

Of the 11 civil court nominees since he became Bronx Democratic leader, 9 have been women.

Seems they're interested in the inside story-the death of a high court nominee.

Johnson also considered other appeals court nominees whom he never wound up nominating.