full name
year of nomination
nominated for chief or associate justice
recess appointment
nominee became a justice/chief justice
unique nomination id number
unit of analysis
seat identification number
justice identification number assigned by spaeth
judge identification number assigned by zuk et al.
date of birth
year of birth
place of birth---city/state or country
place of birth---state or country
childhood location---city/state or country
childhood location---state or country
childhood surroundings
family economic status
tradition of judicial service within family
nominee's religion
nominee's national origin
race/Hispanic origin
name of mother
name of father
primary occupation of the father
political/judicial office held by father
number of political/judicial offices held by father
name of undergraduate institution
undergraduate status
last year at undergraduate institution
number of undergraduate institutions attended
name of graduate institution
graduate status
last year at graduate institution
number of graduate institutions attended
name of law school
law school status
last year at law school
number of law schools attended
name of mentor if read the law
state where read the law
last year read the law
number of mentors
number of marriages
name of last spouse
year of marriage to last spouse
number of children
military service---branch
first year of military service
last year of military service
highest rank attained in military
war in which served
u.s. supreme court justice with whom clerked
first year of clerkship
last year of clerkship
first state in which admitted to the bar
year of admission to first state bar
second state in which admitted to the bar
year of admission to second state bar
third state in which admitted to the bar
year of admission to third state bar
type of first private law practice
state of first private law practice
first year of first private law practice
last year of first private law practice
type of last private law practice
state of last private law practice
first year of last private law practice
last year of last private law practice
name of first law school where taught
title at first law school where taught
first year at first law school where taught
last year at first law school where taught
name of last law school where taught
title at last law school where taught
first year at last law school where taught
last year at last law school where taught
number of law schools where taught
taught at same law school different periods
state in which a state trial court judge
first year a state trial court judge
last year a state trial court judge
state in which a state intermediate appellate court judge
first year a state intermediate appellate court judge
last year a state intermediate appellate court judge
state in which a state highest court justice
first year a state highest court justice
last year a state highest court justice
state in which a u.s. district court judge
district in which a u.s. district court judge
first year a u.s. district court judge
last year a u.s. district court judge
u.s. court of appeals on which served
first year a u.s. court of appeals judge
last year a u.s. court of appeals judge
district served as assistant u.s. attorney
first year an assistant u.s. attorney
last year an assistant u.s. attorney
district served as u.s. attorney
first year a u.s. attorney
last year a u.s. attorney
first year in the office of the u.s. solicitor general
last year in the office of the u.s. solicitor general
first year as the u.s. solicitor general
last year as the u.s. solicitor general
first year in the office of the u.s. attorney general
last year in the office of the u.s. attorney general
first year as the u.s. attorney general
last year as the u.s. attorney general
u.s. cabinet in which served at level below secretary
first year in u.s. cabinet at level below secretary
last year in u.s. cabinet at level below secretary
name of u.s. cabinet department in which served as the secretary
first year in u.s. cabinet at the secretary level
last year in u.s. cabinet at the secretary level
name of executive commission or agency or wh in which the served at a level belo
first year on executive agency or commission or wh at a level below head
last year on executive agency or commission or wh at a level below head
name of executive commission or agency headed (or wh post)
first year as head of an executive agency or commission (or wh post)
last year as head of an executive agency or commission (or wh post)
first year served in u.s. president
last year served in u.s. president
state represented in u.s. house of representatives-first service
first year served in u.s. house of representatives-first service
last year served in u.s. house of representatives-first service
state represented in u.s. house of representatives-second service
first year served in u.s. house of representatives-second service
last year served in u.s. house of representatives-second service
state represented in u.s. senate-first service
first year served in u.s. senate-first service
last year served in u.s. senate-first service
state represented in u.s. senate-second service
first year served in u.s. senate-second service
last year served in the u.s. senate-second service
delegate to the constitutional convention?
state represented in continental congress
first year in continental congress
last year in continental congress
state represented in congress under the articles of confederation
first year in congress under the articles of confederation
last year in congress under the articles of confederation
two separate terms in congress under the articles of confederation
city and state in which a deputy or city attorney
first year a deputy or city attorney
last year a deputy or city attorney
state in which an assistant district or county attorney
first year an assistant district or county attorney
last year an assistant district or county attorney
state in which a district or county attorney
first year a district or county attorney
last year a district or county attorney
state served as state assistant attorney general
first year a state assistant attorney general
last year a state assistant attorney general
state served as state attorney general
first year as state attorney general
last year as state attorney general
state served as lt. governor
first year as lt. governor
last year as lt. governor
state served as governor
first year as governor
last year as governor
state served on state cabinet
first year on state cabinet
last year on state cabinet
city and state in which a mayor
first year as mayor
state in which served in state senate
first year in state senate
last year in state senate
state in which served in state house
first year in state house
last year in state house
city and state in which served city council
first year on city council
last year on city council
state commission on which served
first year served on a state commission
last year served on a state commission
date of nomination or recess appt
date nomination received in senate
judge at nomination
federal judge at nomination-court
state judge at nomination-state
private practice at nomination-type
private practice at nomination-state
legal academic at nomination-position
legal academic at nomination-law school
legal position in u.s. government at nomination-position
federal legislator at nomination-house of service
federal legislator at nomination-state represented
state legislator at nomination-house of service
state legislator at nomination-state
st executive at nomination-position
st executive at nomination-state
non-legal position in the u.s. executive branch at nomination
number of years in position held at nomination
age at nomination
home state of nomination
political party affiliation at nomination
previous party affiliations
name of justice nominee is replacing
name of nominating president
political party affiliation of nominating president
nominate score of nominating president
social liberalism score of nominating president
economic liberalism score of nominating president
congress session number at the time of nomination
dominant political party of senate at nomination
nominate score of median member of senate at nomination
segal\cover score-ideology
martin\quinn's median in term prior to nomination
martin\quinn's median in term of nomination
segal/cover score-qualification
aba committee on the federal judiciary rating of nominee
vote of the aba committee on the federal judiciary
first date of judiciary committee hearing
number of days of judiciary committee hearings
date of final judiciary committee vote
final judiciary committee vote
number of interest groups supporting nominee
number of interest groups opposing nominee
date final action by senate
final action by senate
number of senate votes in favor of nominee
number of senate votes against the nominee
nominee serve on court
date of withdrawal of nomination
date of judicial oath
date service on court terminated
age at departure from court
reason for departure from court
type of position held immediately after departure
name of justice who replaced departing justice
date of death
place of death---city/state
place of death---state
age at death