Graduation Year
Spring 2013
Document Type
Campus Only Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Government
Reader 1
Ralph Rossum
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© 2013 Courtney K. Searis
Abstract
After a full first term without any Supreme Court nominations, and almost no cooperation from the Court in regards to the New Deal, President Franklin D. Roosevelt decided to introduce a Court-packing plan into the Legislature that would allow him to add six new justices to the Court if necessary. The Bill failed in both the House and Senate but time allowed Roosevelt to have his chance to “pack” the court. Roosevelt nominated some of the best justices the Court has seen, and with their service the Supreme Court was forever changed.
Recommended Citation
Searls, Courtney K., "The Lasting Impression of a President on the Supreme Court: FDR’s Judicial Legacy" (2013). CMC Senior Theses. 558.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/558
This thesis is restricted to the Claremont Colleges current faculty, students, and staff.
