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2023-09-06 20:32:14 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 5D131CC0410D5AD9178F01C7F9ABB4B4E596D049C49EED4B15549055568E51D5
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"President Biden and I have appointed ..." The Vice-President of the United States does not appoint federal judges. The authority to appoint federal judges is exclusively exercised by the President. https://www.uscourts.gov/faqs-federal-judges#faq-Who-appoints-federal-judges? https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/28/171 https://iaals.du.edu/sites/default/files/documents/publications/judge_faq.pdf https://open.lib.umn.edu/americangovernment/chapter/15-3-selecting-federal-judges/
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