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Nominees can expect their personal and professional lives will be fully investigated before they are formally selected. The investigation is divided into two parts:are usually checked by senior Justice Department and White House officials., generally conducted by the FBI, which also examines the nominee’s personal finances.
It starts with a detailed questionnaire seeking biographical and financial information and past activities. The document can be extensive; for example, Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s 2018 questionnaire wasAdministrative aides can assist nominees in answering questions. Committee members can ask for more information in addition to the questionnaire.
The meetings may not always work as a charm offensive,"but they do help humanize nominees, who are sometimes treated as political punching bags," Fitzpatrick says. The association received advance information on nominees. It evaluated them and issued ratings based on integrity, competence and judicial temperament. It issued one of three recommendations: Well Qualified, Qualified, or Not Qualified, and forwarded it to the Judiciary Committee.” the ABA in 2017 and said it would not give the association special access to judicial nominees. George W. Bush’s administration did the same during his presidency.
Murder boards are conducted by the administration and designed to be demanding for candidates. Nominees are closely questioned on legal, ethical and constitutional issues that may come up during committee hearings.Once in front of the committee,"you're bombarded with questions," Prakash says."You don't want to be unprepared. The murder boards give nominees some flavor of what to expect from senators.
In the hearing, nominees can be questioned on those issues and their qualifications and social and political issues. Witnesses, including legal experts or representatives of advocacy groups, can also testify. Confidential matters are held in closed-door sessions.
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