Author: Richard A. WatsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Judges
Languages : en
Pages : 393
Book Description
The Politics of the Bench and the Bar
Author: Richard A. WatsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Judges
Languages : en
Pages : 393
Book Description
Keep Politics Off the Bench
Author: Chicago Bar AssociationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Elections
Languages : en
Pages : 4
Book Description
Views from the Bench
Author: Mark W. CannonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Covers judicial review, the Supreme Court, bureaucracy in the federal courts, the Bill of Rights.
The Bench and Bar of New-York
Author: Lucien Brock ProctorPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Judges
Languages : en
Pages : 806
Book Description
The Politics of Selecting the Bench from the Bar
Author: Adam BonicaJudicial Politics in Texas
Author: Kyle CheekPublisher: Peter Lang
ISBN: 9780820467672
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
In recent years, judicial elections have changed dramatically. The elections themselves have become increasingly partisan, interest group involvement in judicial races has escalated, recent court decisions have freed judicial candidates to speak more openly than ever before about their judicial ideologies, and the tenor of judicial campaigns has departed significantly from what were once low-key, sleepy affairs. This book examines the evolution of the new rough-and-tumble politics of judicial elections by focusing on Texas, a bellwether for the new judicial selection politics in America. The Texas experience illustrates what can - and usually will - go wrong when judges are elected, and lays the path for meaningful reforms to stem the tide of the new politics of judicial elections.
The Politics of the Bench and the Bar
Author: Richard Abernathy WatsonPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
This book is an intensive empirical examination of the Nonpartisan Court Plan first adopted in Missouri in 1940.
Dumbing Down the Courts
Author: John R. Lott, Jr.Publisher: Hillcrest Publishing Group
ISBN: 1626522499
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
Judges have enormous power. They determine whom we can marry, whether we can own firearms, whether the government can mandate that we buy certain products, and how we define "personhood." But who gets to occupy these powerful positions? Up until now, there has been little systematic study of what type of judges get confirmed. In his rigorous yet readable style, John Lott analyzes both historical accounts and large amounts of data to see how the confirmation process has changed over time. Most importantly, Dumbing Down the Courts shows that intelligence has now become a liability for judicial nominees. With courts taking on an ever greater role in our lives, smarter judges are feared by the opposition. Although presidents want brilliant judges who support their positions, senators of the opposing party increasingly "Bork" those nominees who would be the most influential judges, subjecting them to humiliating and long confirmations. The conclusion? The brightest nominees will not end
African Occasions
Author: Leslie BlackwellPublisher: Greenwood
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
Bench Press
Author: Keith J. BybeePublisher: Stanford Law & Politics
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
Bench Press is a first-of-its-kind collection of essays written by legal scholars, sitting judges, and working journalists assessing the state of judicial independence in the United States.