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Judges and Judiciary

Jul. 25, 2000

Judicial Process Lengthens

According to Citizens for Independent Courts, the average time between nomination and final action by the Senate climbed from 65 days during the Reagan years to 120 days during the Bush years to 144 days during Clinton's presidency through 1998.

        According to Citizens for Independent Courts, the average time between nomination and final action by the Senate climbed from 65 days during the Reagan years to 120 days during the Bush years to 144 days during Clinton's presidency through 1998. The Bush figures are pushed upward by the election year 1991-1992, when a nomination cycle averaged 138 days.
        In 1997-1998, C...

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