Yes. According to America.gov, historically, nine out of ten nominees (90%) have belonged to the same political party as the President who nominated him or her. Nominees also tend to be active in their party. Appointment to the lower courts is still considered part of the patronage system.
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No! Some of them are Democratic and some are Republican. But if you ask me the percentage I mostly would agree that the larger percentage is Republican. It is something like the wealthy stick with the wealth.
A federal judge, serves as long as they want. They have Life Time appointments. There are 840 federal judges and each one has been chosen by a former or current president..most serve for 10, 20, 30, even 40 years. We still have federal judges that were appointed by Nixon
Yes. Most states follow similar proceedings to the federal government.
No they don't have to. Most do, but some are independent and do not belong to any political party.
The US Constitution.State judges adhere to the laws and principles of their state's constitution, as well as most of the US Constitution, with the exception of amendments that have not yet been incorporated. Federal judges follow the US Constitution.For more information, see Related Questions, below.
The President has the power to appoint federal judges for life, and Congress confirms or denies the appointments. The federal courts' most important power is that of judicial review, the authority to interpret the Constitution.