Russo Administration slated to deal with judicial mess
WASHINGTON DC, USA - Under President Clements' administration, the position of Chief Justice has undergone many changes, from the days of Jennifer Hartson to that of Katherine Forbes, to present Vincent Miele, the Supreme Court has rarely ever had more than fifty percent of itself filled.
Throughout our nation's history, every single presidential administration has struggled repeatedly to fill the Supreme Court. Many presidents attempt to blame the lack of justices on lack of cooperation from the Senate - the congressional chamber tasked with approving these nominations - despite an almost 99% approval from the Senate on all public nominations.
Our United States only requires five justices on the Supreme Court, including the Chief Justice. In reality, the Supreme Court consists of nine justices, including the Chief Justice.
It is under the assistance of Vincent Miele that President Clements created a federal courts group. Without Miele's guiding hand, many Americans speculate that Clements would have done less for our country's judicial process. Most Americans would find it reasonable to blame the lack of fulfillment of our judicial branch on its dependency from the Oval Office - many presidents have come into the White House with dreams of grandeur and magnificence through establishing a massive military or expanding our international relations. Too few have concerned themselves with the welfare of the Judicial branch and humble judges of the United States national courts.
And as it currently stands, President James Clements has worked hard to prove himself exception to this pattern, but hasn't actually done so. With Patrick Russo taking office on January 1st of 2015, it is inevitable that his administration will be taking the reins to hopefully steer the Supreme Court back into a stable condition. But whether he fulfills that will be entirely upon his untested shoulders.
POLITICO National Courts, White House (updated 3:03 PM EDT, 2014/12/28)
