(4) The independent panel shall report as approved
for each judicial position all highly qualified persons who make application to the panel, provided that if the number of highly qualified applicants exceeds three
times the number of existing vacancies to be filled in such position (determined as of the
time the panel renders its report), the independent panel shall report as approved the most highly qualified applicants in a number
equal to three
times the number of vacancies to be filled in such position, provided further that if the number of highly qualified applicants is less than three
times the number of vacancies to be filled in such position the independent panel shall report as approved the most highly qualified applicants in a number
equal to not less than two
times the number of such vacancies, provided further that the following categories of applicants who are eligible
for reelection or reappointment shall be reported as approved if their performance during their term of office merits continuation in office, and no other applicants shall be reported as approved
for their vacancies: (a) a judge or justice completing a full term of office seeking re-election to that office, or (b) an interim Supreme Court justice who has been appointed by the Governor to fill an existing vacancy no later than the previous June 1 after approval of the Governor's
screening panel, who has been confirmed by the State Senate and has assumed office no later than the date the panel renders its report, and who otherwise would not be required to make application to the independent
screening panel pursuant to the provisions of sub-paragraph (3).
For what it's worth, amid trying to distribute
equal screen time to both Lyndon B. Johnson and John F. Kennedy, the script and direction does find a solid focus by always keeping the Civil Rights Act at the center of the discussion between various characters.
Recent Oscar - friendly films Carol, Fences, and The Danish Girl — each of which focuses on two halves of a couple, both of whom get relatively
equal screen time — all campaigned a female lead
for a supporting Oscar, and two of the three were successful in winning that Oscar.
While director Lloyd, and actors Gable, Laughton and Franchot Tone (himself sharing
equal screen time with the aforementioned) didn't win their Oscars, the vintage newsreel captures Irving Thalberg, as the legendary producer accepts the Oscar from director Frank Capra
for Best Picture.