[20150311]IF10147_美国巡回法院和地区法院法官：部分人口特征简介.pdf

https:/crsreports.congress.gov March 11, 2015U.S. Circuit and District Court Judges: Profile of Select Demographic CharacteristicsThe demographic characteristics of U.S. circuit and district court judges are of ongoing interest to Congress. Such interest is demonstrated especially at the time circuit and district court nominations are considered by the Senate. For example, floor statements by Senators in support of circuit or district court nominees frequently emphasize the particular demographic characteristics of nominees that would enhance the diversity of the federal judiciary. The statistics provided below are based upon selected demographic characteristics of individuals serving, as of March 1, 2015, as active circuit or district court judges. Consequently, the statistics reported do not include judges who took senior status, retired, or resigned prior to that date. Additionally, the statistics presented below do not include those individuals whose nominations were unsuccessful or whose nominations are currently pending in the Senate. U.S. circuit courts take appeals from federal district court decisions and are also empowered to review the decisions of many administrative a