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On the recordNovember 7, 1978
The standards to be used in determining whether a person is qualified to serve as a district judge are whether that person is a citizen of the United States, is a member of a bar of a state, territory, possession or the District of Columbia, and is in good standing in every bar in which that person is a member.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Executive Order 12097—Merit Selection of United States District Judges

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