Supreme Court Confirmations

Article By Writer American Thinker Author: American Thinker
Published: August 8, 2007
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For most of our history, despite the Supreme Court's important role, Justices nominated by a President were subject to little scrutiny beyond character and ability.

As several Senate Judiciary Committee members noted in the confirmation of Chief Justice Roberts, before 1955 nominees almost never appeared before the Committee. The nomination was simply voted on in the Senate. Indeed, Justice Minton (a Truman appointee) was confirmed despite his having turned down an invitation to appear before the Committee.

......The reason for this increased and increasingly uncivil and unfair politicization of the confirmation process is hardly secret: As the federal government's size and scope increases, so does private interest in the outcome of these hearings.

from : American Thinker