Who appoints judges to the federal courts of appeals?
The federal court system has an intermediate level appellate court, which is called the court of appeals. The President of the United States appoints all federal judges, including judges for federal courts of appeals. However, the United States Senate has to confirm each appointment. Federal judges are appointed for life. What is the procedure for creating new federal court of appeals judgeships? The United States Congress has authority to establish additional court of appeals judgeships through legislation. The Judicial Conference of the United States, which was created by Congress, tracks the need for additional judges. The Judicial Conference is composed of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, the chief judge of each judicial circuit, the chief judge of the Court of International Trade, and a federal district court judge from each regional judicial circuit. The Judicial Conference makes recommendations to Congress when new judgeships need to be created. How m
