(2006-1067-F Segment 6) Judicial Appointments

3 SRLs, 756 assets

This collection consists of electronic records concerning the appointment of judges to the United States Court of Appeals. This collection contains emails from the Office of the Press Secretary concerning the intent to announce the appointment of Supreme Court judges, District Court judges, and Court of Appeals judges.

The materials in FOIA 2006-1067-F (Segment 6) are a selective body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related material. This collection consists of electronic records concerning the appointment of judges to the United States Court of Appeals. This collection contains emails from the Office of the Press Secretary concerning the intent to announce the appointment of Supreme Court judges, District Court judges, and Court of Appeals judges. This collection primarily contains emailed press releases from the Office of the Press Secretary concerning the appointment of Supreme Court judges, District Court judges, and Court of Appeals judges. This collection also contains several email records containing unsolicited suggestions for judicial appointments from Legislators. Other records otherwise located in the public domain such as television news transcripts, newspaper reporting and magazine articles were considered non-responsive to the request for records.

Electronic Records

Records that are responsive to this FOIA request were found in these collection areas— Clinton Presidential Records: (SAS) Automated Records Management System [Email], (SAS) Tape Restoration Project [Email], and (SAS) Lotus Notes. The Executive Office of the President (EOP) subsystem of the Electronic Records Archive (ERA) contains electronic records created or received by Clinton Administration officials. These records are stored in Search and Access Sets (SAS) that represent their originating computer program. The Automated Records Management System (ARMS) is a database that contains email records of the Executive Office of the President. This system maintained unclassified Presidential email. The Tape Restoration Project (TRP) is a database that contains restored emails from the Automated Records Management System (ARMS) from July 1994 through June of 2000. This system maintained unclassified Presidential email. Lotus Notes is a database that contains files created in the Lotus Notes system. The Lotus Notes system was used as an email management system during the Clinton Administration. This database contains drafts of email, mailing lists, attachments, and other items likely intended for email.

Collection is open to all researchers. Access to Clinton Presidential Records is governed by the Presidential Records Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. Chapter 22, as amended) and the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552, as amended) and therefore records may be restricted in whole or in part in accordance with legal exemptions.

Documents in this collection that were prepared by officials of the United States government as part of their official duties are in the public domain. Researchers are advised to consult the copyright law of the United States (17 U.S.C. Chapter 1) which governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material.

Official records of William Jefferson Clinton’s presidency are housed at the Clinton Presidential Library and administered by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) under the provisions of the Presidential Records Act (PRA).

Staff Archivist, 2025. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released.

The following is a list of Search and Access Sets processed in response to FOIA 2006-1067-F (Segment 6):
Clinton Presidential Records: EOP ERA Search and Access Sets (SAS)
(SAS) Automated Records Management System [Email] contains 746 assets.
(SAS) Tape Restoration Project [Email] contains 7 assets.
(SAS) Lotus Notes contains 3 assets.