The Executive Branch. More specifically, the President
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The excecutive branch, specifically the president, but they have to be confirmed by congress.
Federal judges are nominated by the executive branch of the United States government, specifically the President. This includes not only all federal courts but also the U.S. Supreme Court.
The Execute branch is responsible for nominating members of the federal judiciary. The Executive branch can also veto laws made by Congress.
To put the question into context, in the United States of America, government is actually a Republic, and not a Democracy. Our Federal Government has three branches - The Legislative Branch (House and Senate - Congress); The Judicial Branch (Courts) and the Executive Branch (Office of the President and Cabinet Members) The National Government - Meaning the States in the Union - are headed by smaller versions of the three branches - The State Government. The term "Republic" means that although we have an overall, Federal System; States in the Union (The Republic) - Still retains ability to self-govern laws that are not pre-empted by federal law and the Constitution of the United States.
Abraham Lincoln had many friends from the cabinet, judiciary, members of Congress, and other politicians including Norman B. Judd.
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The senate must approve or reject all major appointments made by the president including Supreme court justices, ambassadors, and cabinet members. Appointments require a majority vote or approval. So the Senate must approve it!
In the United States, Americans participate in political elections, where they vote for people to serve as representatives in government. There are 435 members of the US House, and 100 members of the US Senate.