
Houston Matters
We Delve Into The Supreme Court Nominee Selection Process
Posted on · As we wait to find out who the President selects, we learn more about how justices are chosen in the first place.
Posted on · As we wait to find out who the President selects, we learn more about how justices are chosen in the first place.
Posted on · On Monday's Houston Matters: We discuss how Supreme Court nominees are selected, a new U.S. Geological Survey post-Harvey, Houston Public Media's Stories from the Storm series with the story of how Gallery Furniture became a refuge during Harvey, Then, Dr. Lori Teller answers your pet care questions. And Jeff Balke updates us on Houston sports.
Posted on · Trump’s current top contenders are federal appeals court judges Amy Coney Barrett, Brett Kavanaugh and Raymond Kethledge
Posted on · There is a real push by Republicans to try to seat this nominee in time for the court’s October session.
Posted on · It was impossible to clone Antonin Scalia, anchor of the court's conservative wing for a generation. But Trump seemed resolved to come as close as he could, and that led him to the man from Colorado.
Posted on · The Republican-led Senate is quietly working with President Obama to fill district court vacancies, even as it refuses to consider his Supreme Court pick.
Posted on · Obama chose federal appeals court judge Merrick Garland.
Posted on · Federal appeals court judge Merrick Garland is President Obama's pick to fill the Supreme Court seat left vacant by the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.