Background
McFeeley, Neil Douglas was born on October 29, 1949 in Orlando, Florida, United States. Son of William Joseph and Belle (Levy) M.
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The selection of federal judges constitutes one of the more significant legacies of any president; the choices of Lyndon Baines Johnson affected important social policies for decades. This book explores the process of making judicial appointments, examining how judges were selected during Johnson's administration and the president's own participation in the process. Appointment of Judges: The Johnson Presidency is the first in-depth study of the judicial selection process in the Johnson years and is one of the few books that has analyzed any individual president's process. Based on sources in the archives of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and correspondence from senators, party officials, Justice Department officers, the American Bar Association, Supreme Court justices, and the candidates themselves, the book is an important exploration of a significant aspect of presidential power. The author shows that Johnson recognized the great impact for social and economic policy the judiciary could have in America and sought out judges who shared his vision of the Great Society. More than any previous president since William Howard Taft, Johnson took an active personal role in setting up the criteria for choosing judges and in many cases participated in decisions on individual nominees. The president utilized the resources of the White House, the Department of Justice, other agencies, and private individuals to identify judicial candidates who met criteria of compatible policy perspective, excellent legal qualifications, political or judicial experience, youth, and ethnic diversity. The book notes how the criteria and judicial selection process evolved over time and how it operated during the transitions between Kennedy and Johnson and between Johnson and Nixon.
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McFeeley, Neil Douglas was born on October 29, 1949 in Orlando, Florida, United States. Son of William Joseph and Belle (Levy) M.
University of Texas (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1971. Doctor of Philosophy, 1975). Duke University (Juris Doctor, with high honors, 1985).
Phi Beta Kappa.
Phi Kappa Phi. Order of the Coif. Latty Scholar. Editorin-Chief, Duke Law Journal, 1984-1985.
Law Clerk to Honorary Robert Boochever, United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1985-1986.
Worked at Eberle, Berlin, Kading, Turnbow & McKlveen, Chartered (Boise, Idaho) specializing in Commercial Litigation, Employment Law, Workers" Compensation. Admitted to the bar, 1986, Idaho. 1993, United States. Supreme Court.
Phi Beta Kappa.
Phi Kappa Phi. Order of the Coif. Latty Scholar. Editor-in-Chief, Duke Law Journal, 1984-1985.
Law Clerk to Honorary Robert Boochever, United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1985-1986.
Author: "Appointment of Judges: The Johnson Presidency," University of Texas Press, 1987.
"En Banc Proceedings in the United States Courts of Appeals," Idaho Law Review, 1987-1988. Member: Boise and American Bar Associations. Idaho State Bar; American Judicature Society (Board of Directors).
Idaho Code Commission.
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V.P. Library. Board, Moscow, 1981-1982. Member Idaho Code Commission. Member American Bar Association, Idaho Bar Association, American Judicature Society (board directors 1991-1997), Order of Coif, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Sarah Ann Hawthorne, August 9, 1975. Children: Austin, Blaine, Paige.