The Battle for the Court : Interest Groups, Judicial Elections, and Public Policy /

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"Once largely ignored, judicial elections in the states have become increasingly controversial over the past two decades. Legal organizations, prominent law professors, and a retired Supreme Court justice have advocated the elimination of elections as a means to choose judges. One of their prim...

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Main Authors: Baum, Lawrence (Author), Streb, Matthew J. (Matthew Justin), 1974- (Author), Klein, David E., 1970- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Charlottesville, VA : University of Virginia Press, 2017.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Political questions and judicial power.
Judges > Selection and appointment.
Judges > Election.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Judicial Branch.
LAW > Legal Services.
LAW > Civil Procedure.
Politique et pouvoir judiciaire > États-Unis.
Political questions and judicial power > United States.
Judges > Selection and appointment > United States.
Judges > United States > Election.
United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The Course of Tort Policy
  • Campaigns and Elections
  • Voters' Responses to Electoral Campaigns
  • Findings and Implications
  • Appendix 1: Cast of Characters
  • Appendix 2: Outcomes of Ohio Supreme Court Elections, 1976-2016
  • Appendix 3: Partisan Makeup of the Ohio Supreme Court, 1977-2017.

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