Judicial selection in the states : politics and the struggle for reform / Herbert M. Kritzer, University of Minnesota School of Law.
"Using detailed case studies of the relevant U.S. states, Herbert Kritzer provides an unprecedented examination of the process and politics of how states select and retain judges. The book is organized around the competing goals of politics and professionalism, namely whether the focus in choos...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA :
Cambridge University Press,
2020.
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| Summary: | "Using detailed case studies of the relevant U.S. states, Herbert Kritzer provides an unprecedented examination of the process and politics of how states select and retain judges. The book is organized around the competing goals of politics and professionalism, namely whether the focus in choosing judges should be on the substance of future judicial decisions (court outputs) or on the court processes by which those decisions are reached. Or, in considering who should be a judge, whether the emphasis should be on political credentials or on professional credentials. One important finding is that political concerns have surpassed professionalism concerns since 2000. Another is that voters have been more supportive of professionalism in selecting appellate judges than trial judges. Judicial Selection in the States should be read by anyone seeking a deep understanding of the complex interplay between politics and the judiciary at the state level in the United States"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xviii, 382 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781108866941 1108866948 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/9781108866941 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 23, 2020). |