What court is appointed by the president?

Answer 1

Judges and justices of the Judicial branch of the US government are appointed to the bench by Presidential nomination and Senate confirmation. The Judicial branch consists onlyof courts created under Article III of the Constitution:

• US District Courts
• US Court of International Trade
• US Court of Appeals Circuit Courts
• Supreme Court of the United States

The US Attorney General and US Solicitor General are also appointed officials, but are part of the Executive branch of government.

Judges and other officers of the other federal courts are not considered part of the Judicial branch, and are hired and appointed by procedures outlined by Congress. Most of the other federal courts are established under Congressional authority in Article I.

• US Court of Claims
• US Bankruptcy Courts
• US Tax Courts
• US Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, etc.

Answer 2

The Supreme Court Justices are appointed by the President and are confirmed with the majority vote of the Senate.