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  2. Opinion: Who interprets the laws matters. You must research ...

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    Why judges matter Our government relies on a system of checks and balances, with three branches: legislative, executive and judicial. Congress makes the laws, the president enforces them, and the ...

  3. List of presidents of the United States by judicial appointments

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    As the first president, George Washington appointed the entire federal judiciary. His record of eleven Supreme Court appointments still stands. Ronald Reagan appointed 383 federal judges, more than any other president. Following is a list indicating the number of Article III federal judicial appointments made by each president of the United ...

  4. Chief judge (United States) - Wikipedia

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    A chief judge (also known as presiding judge, president judge or principal judge) is the highest-ranking or most senior member of a lower court or circuit court with more than one judge. [1] According to the Federal judiciary of the United States , the chief judge has primary responsibility for the administration of the court.

  5. United States order of precedence - Wikipedia

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    The United States order of precedence is an advisory document maintained by the Ceremonials Division of the Office of the Chief of Protocol of the United States which lists the ceremonial order, or relative preeminence, for domestic and foreign government officials (military and civilian) at diplomatic, ceremonial, and social events within the United States and abroad.

  6. Opinion - How signing the JUDGES Act into law can help Biden ...

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    The last time Congress substantially increased the number of federal judges was 34 years ago when President George H.W. Bush signed the Judicial Improvements Act of 1990.

  7. Judicial appointment history for United States federal courts

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    The Supreme Court of the United States was established by the Constitution of the United States.Originally, the Judiciary Act of 1789 set the number of justices at six. . However, as the nation's boundaries grew across the continent and as Supreme Court justices in those days had to ride the circuit, an arduous process requiring long travel on horseback or carriage over harsh terrain that ...

  8. WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s Justice Department has ordered leaders of the immigration judges union to seek supervisor permission before speaking, which some lawmakers and union leaders ...

  9. Lyndon B. Johnson judicial appointment controversies

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    As a result, Warren continued as Chief Justice and Fortas as an Associate Justice, so Johnson also ended up withdrawing Thornberry's nomination. Ultimately, Johnson's successor, President Richard Nixon, appointed Warren E. Burger as Chief Justice of the United States.