What Schoolhouse Rock Forgot: The SCOTUS Confirmation Process and the Court's Diffuse Support

Author(s)

William RobinsonFollow

Abstract

Anyone can be a Supreme Court Justice. Surprisingly, the men who founded the United States of America did not present explicit requirements for age, citizenship, education, or job experience for the job of Supreme Court justices[1]. This fact would prompt an examination of several distinct phenomena related to a central inquiry: how is it that any person can serve on the most important court in the United States?

Department

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Major

Pre-Professional Program in Law

First Advisor

Dr. Michael Weber

First Advisor Department

Philosophy

Second Advisor

Dr. Joshua Boston

Second Advisor Department

Political Science

Publication Date

Spring 5-9-2020

Repository Citation

Robinson, William, "What Schoolhouse Rock Forgot: The SCOTUS Confirmation Process and the Court's Diffuse Support" (2020). Honors Projects. 777.
https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/honorsprojects/777