the legislative branch confirms judges
executive branch
The courts and the officers of the courts (lawyers, clerks, judges, and so forth) are all members of the judicial branch of government.
The Senate.
Article 3, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution gives the Senate, part of the Legislative Branch, the power to advise and consent presidential appointments.
Assign judges, interpret laws
The Senate confirms both federal judges and Supreme Court justices.
In the United States the Congress, or legislative branch confirms federal judicial appointments. It is the Senate as upper house of the Congress that has the Constitutional power to confirm federal judges, and Supreme Court nominees.
The Legislative Branch of the United States government is the one that can confirm Presidential appointments. The Senate can sometimes hold a hearing to debate the issue and ask questions of the appointees before making a decision.
The U.S. Senate confirms the appointment all federal judges including the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court.
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.
The senate does.
no judges are in the judicial branch
Legislative Branch
The branch responsible for approving judicial appointments in the United States is the Senate. The President nominates individuals for federal judgeships, including Supreme Court justices, and the Senate must confirm these nominations through a majority vote. This process is outlined in the Appointments Clause of the U.S. Constitution, which grants the President the power to appoint judges "by and with the advice and consent of the Senate."
It is not the executive but the legislative branch (the US Senate) that confirms cabinet, judgeship, and other Presidential appointments.
the executive branch!
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.