{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.sasse.senate.gov//public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=058A6CB6-B2DC-4E74-9841-6FD5715AEE0C", "Nebraska Senators Announce Judicial Nominations Process for U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska", "2017-12-13", "2017", "2017-12", "Republican", "House", "NE", "Ben Sasse", "S001197", "www.sasse.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Nebraska\u2019s U.S. Senators\u00a0Ben Sasse and Deb\u00a0Fischer today announced the application process for filling a forthcoming vacancy on the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska. Recently, Chief Judge Laurie Smith Camp announced her transition from active service to senior status effective December 1, 2018.  \u00a0  Under the U.S. Constitution, judicial nominations are made by the president \u201cby and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate.\u201d Typically, home state senators work with the Office of White House Counsel to select qualified candidates to fill U.S. District Court judgeship vacancies.\r\nSenators\u00a0Sasse and Fischer invite applications from qualified Nebraskans. Individuals interested in applying for the vacancy should review the following details.\nApplicants must complete a comprehensive\u00a0questionnaire\u00a0detailing a candidate\u2019s background and qualifications. Candidates must respond to all questions, except 20, 22, 23, and 26. Please note that personal financial data will be required at a later date for finalists. This information is required by both the White House and the Senate Committee on the Judiciary before a finalist may move forward in the confirmation process. Click here for the\u00a0questionnaire.\u00a0  \u00a0  All questionnaires should be submitted with a letter of interest. References and letters of recommendation are welcome. The letter of interest, questionnaire, and any accompanying documents must be either emailed to\u00a0Judiciary_Vacancy@sasse.senate.gov\u00a0and to\u00a0Judicial_Vacancy@fischer.senate.gov\u00a0by\u00a0January 18, 2018,\u00a0or postmarked to Senator Sasse\u2019s and Senator Fischer's Washington offices by\u00a0January 12, 2018.\u00a0Candidates submitting by mail should address all materials to\u00a0Senator Sasse at 136 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C., 20510 and Senator\u00a0Fischer\u00a0at 454 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C., 20510.\nFor questions about these processes, please contact\u00a0Senator Sasse\u2019s Washington office at 202-224-4224 or Senator\u00a0Fischer\u2019s Washington office at 202-224-6551.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.sasse.senate.gov//public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=058A6CB6-B2DC-4E74-9841-6FD5715AEE0C"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.3285011518746614, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}