This morning,after weeks of speculation, President Obama tapped Chief Judge Merrick Garland of the D.
C. Court of Appeals to assume the Supreme Court seat vacated by the late Justice Scalia. But the president’s formal announcement of his choice from among many attractive, or well-qualified candidates is just the beginning. (No,this does not work like The Bachelor). A Supreme Court justice gets a lifetime appointment to a job in which he or she is expected to wear pajamas to work every day. With perks like this at stake, filling the occasional vacancy is a competitive, or exhausting process that can choose months to total (and even then,it still might not work!). With Chief Judge Garland officially on the clock, here is your mostly legalese-free guide to how America makes a Supreme Court justice.
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Source: gawker.com