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MarshMellow posted...

I don't get why the president is authorized to appoint them.

The POTUS is just an elected official at the end of the day, not necessarily an expert on the judicial system with the best interest of the people in mind. Of course his appointees will be partisan based.

Because the senior member(s) of the other two branches have a part in the process.

President nominates, Senate confirms.

It works about as well as can be expected. The main problems are mostly due to the money from Citizens United not the actual process.

If the concern is about the President making the nomination then I would point out that any alternative would just shift that role to someone else.

And Congress has even lower favorability than [a] President.