Choosing justice : the recruitment of state and federal judges / Charles H. Sheldon and Linda S. Maule.
1997
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Title
Choosing justice : the recruitment of state and federal judges / Charles H. Sheldon and Linda S. Maule.
Published
Pullman, Wash. : WSU Press, 1997.
Call Number
KF8776 .S4 1997
ISBN
0874221528 (alk. paper)
Description
xviii, 287 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)36327327
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Record Appears in
Added Author
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
Ch. 1
A Short History of Judicial Selection
1
Ch. 2
A Model for Understanding Judicial Recruitment
17
Ch. 3
Recruitment by Nonpartisan Elections
43
Ch. 4
Partisan Judicial Recruitment
69
Ch. 5
Legislative Selection
87
Ch. 6
Appointments to State Courts
105
Ch. 7
Merit Commission for the Recruitment of State Judges
125
Ch. 8
Federal Judicial Recruitment
147
Ch. 9
U.S. Supreme Court Appointments
161
Ch. 10
U.S. Courts of Appeals Selection
183
Ch. 11
Recruitment to Federal District Courts
199
Ch. 12
Epilogue
211
App. A
Judicial Elections, Articulation, and Role Orientations: An Empirical Test
217
App. B
The Report of the Walsh Commission (Washington 1996)
227
App. C
Harris County General Election Ballot (Texas 1994)
237
App. D
Joint Legislative Committee Report (South Carolina 1996)
251
App. E
Guidelines for Reviewing Qualifications of Candidates (New Jersey 1995)
253
App. F
Proposed Interview Questions for Judicial Nominating Commissions (Florida 1996)
259
App. G
A.B.A. Governing Principles of the Standing Committee on Federal Judiciary (1988)
263
App. H
Senate Judiciary Committee: Testimony on Nomination of Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Supreme Court 1993)
265
App. I
U.S. Department of Justice: Questionnaire Judicial Candidates (1991)
269
App. J
Senate Judiciary Sub-committee: Testimony of Nomination of Alan V. McDonald (U.S. District Court 1985)
273
Name Index
277
Subject Index
281