During President Bill Clinton's second term of office, he nominated twenty-two people for federal appellate judgeships but they were blocked by the Republican-controlled United States Senate in a political maneuver to keep seats open for a Republican president to fill.
He nominated twenty-two people for federal appellate judgeships. This was during President Bill Clinton's second term of office. They were blocked by the Republican-controlled United States Senate in a political maneuver to keep seats open for a Republican president to fill. This was during President Bill Clinton's second term of office.