This episode is a reading of a September 22, 2020, Congressional Research Service report titled, "Supreme Court Appointment Process: Consideration by the Senate Judiciary Committee." The appointment of a Supreme Court Justice is an event of major significance in American politics. Each appointment is of consequence because of the enormous judicial power the Supreme Court exercises as the highest appellate court in the federal judiciary. This episode describes the process that has occurred since the late 1960s, as the Judiciary Committee’s consideration of a Supreme Court nominee almost always has consisted of three distinct stages—(1) a pre-hearing investigative stage, followed by (2) public hearings, and concluding with (3) a committee decision on what recommendation to make to the full Senate. Supreme Court Appointment Process: Consideration by the Senate Judiciary Committee Government Unfiltered reports available through Audible: Turkey’s October 2019 Incursion Into Syria: Background, U.S. Relations and Sanctions In Brief The Trump Middle East Marshall Plan: 2019 Congressional Oversight Reports (coming soon) Diplomacy in Crisis: The Trump Administration's Decimation of the State Department (November/December) More unredacted information from the Mueller Report An audiobook I narrated following the release of the Mueller Report: Mental Model Mastery: How to Think Clear, Smarter and Faster. The Art of taking big decisions and Smart Bets