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[email protected]. ESSAY FOSTERING BALANCE ON THE FEDERAL COURTS CARL TOBIAS* TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ........................................................................................ 935 I. Choosing Federal Judges in President Clinton's First Term .. 937 A. Selection During the First Year ......................................... 937 B. Selection During the Second Year .................................... 943 C. Selection During the Third Year ...................................... 946 D. Selection During the Fourth Year..................................... 949 E. Summary of the First Term ............................................... 950 II. Choosing Federal Judges in the First Year of the Second Term .........................................................................................