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A m e r i c a n G o v e r n m e n t McGraw- Hill © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1998 Number and composition of Circuits set forth by 28 U.S.C. 41 The 13 federal judicial circuits and 94 U.S. district courts Source: Administrative Office of the United States Courts (January 1983). 9 Guam 12 Federal Circuit Washingto n, D.C. 13 D.C. Circuit Washingto n, D.C. 3 Virgin Island s 1 Puerto Rico Circuit boundaries State boundaries District boundaries WA OR NV CA UT AZ NM TX OK KS NE SD ND MT ID WY CO MO IA MN WI IL KY TN AL MS MI OH IN AR LA GA FL SC NC VA PA NY ME DC DE VT RI NJ WV NH MD CT MA 9 AK HI 9 9 10 8 5 7 11 4 3 2 1 6
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Transcript of American Government McGraw- Hill © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1998.
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ent A
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Number and composition of Circuits set forth by 28 U.S.C. 41
The 13 federal judicial circuits and 94 U.S. district courts
Source: Administrative Office of the United States Courts (January 1983).
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Washington, D.C.
13D.C. CircuitWashington,
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State Courts ofLast Resort
SUPREMECOURT
Court ofAppeals (13)
Court ofAppeals for theFederal Circuit
DistrictCourts (94)
Court ofInternational
Trade
U.S. ClaimsCourt
CourtsMartial
Court ofMilitary Appeals
(and otherlegislative courts)
Major federal courts
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Cases filed in the U.S. Supreme Court, 1938-1993
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Economic and civil liberties laws (federal, state, and local) overturned by the Supreme Court
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The high court in profile
Source: Supreme Court. Reprinted with permission from the New York Times.
Position at Time Age at TakingTook Office of Appointment Oath Age in 1997
Appointed by Richard M. NixonWilliam H. Rehnquist 1971 Assistant Attorney General 47 73
Appointed by Gerald R. FordJohn Paul Stevens 1975 Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals 55 77
Appointed by Ronald ReaganSandra Day O’Connor 1981 Judge, Arizona Court of Appeals 51 67Antonin Scalia 1986 Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals 50 61Anthony M. Kennedy 1988 Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals 51 60
Appointed by George BushDavid H. Souter 1990 Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals 51 58Clarence Thomas 1991 Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals 43 49
Appointed by Bill ClintonRuth Bader Ginsburg 1993 Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals 60 64Stephen B. Breyer 1994 Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals 55 58
Average ages 51 63
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Nominees not confirmed by the senate
Source: Library of Congress, Congressional Research Service. Reprinted from Congressional Quarterly, Inc., with permission.
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Date of SenateNominee President Senate Action Action
John Rutledge (for chief justice) Washington Rejected December 15, 1795Alexander Wolcott Madison Rejected February 13, 1811John J. Crittenden John Q. Adams Postponed February 12, 1829Roger Brooke Taney Jackson Postponed March 3, 1835John C. Spencer Tyler Rejected January 31, 1844Reuben H. Walworth Tyler Withdrawn, 1844Edward King Tyler Postponed June 15, 1844Edward King Tyler Withdrawn, 1845John M. Read Tyler Not acted upon, 1845George W. Woodward Polk Rejected January 22, 1846Edward A. Bradford Fillmore Not acted upon, 1852George E. Badger Fillmore Postponed February 11, 1853William C. Micou Fillmore Not acted upon, 1853Jeremiah S. Black Buchanan Rejected February 21, 1861Henry Stanbery Andrew Johnson Not acted upon, 1866Ebenezer R. Hoar Grant Rejected February 3, 1870
Not acted upon, 1881
George H. Williams(for chief justice) Grant Withdrawn, 1874
Caleb Cushing (for chief justice) Grant Withdrawn, 1874Stanley Matthews HayesWilliam B. Hornblower Cleveland Rejected January 15, 1894Wheeler H. Peckham Cleveland Rejected February 16, 1894John J. Parker Hoover Rejected May 7, 1930Abe Fortas (for chief justice) Lyndon Johnson Withdrawn, 1968Homer Thornberry Lyndon Johnson Not acted upon, 1968Clement F. Haynsworth Jr. Nixon Rejected November 21, 1969G. Harrold Carswell Nixon Rejected April 8, 1970Robert H. Bork Reagan Rejected October 23, 1987Douglas H. Ginsburg Reagan Withdrawn, 1987
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