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Livre 21 sur 26: Legislative Politics And Policy Making

Dancey, Logan; Nelson, Kjersten Rya; Ringsmuth, Eve Megan

 
9780472131839: It's Not Personal: Politics and Policy in Lower Court Confirmation Hearings
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0472131834 ISBN 13 : 9780472131839
Editeur : The University of Michigan Press, 2020

Synopsis

In order to be confirmed to a lifetime appointment on the federal bench, all district and circuit court nominees must appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee for a confirmation hearing. Despite their relatively low profile, these lower court judges make up 99 percent of permanent federal judgeships and decide cases that relate to a wide variety of policy areas. To uncover why senators hold confirmation hearings for lower federal court nominees and the value of these proceedings more generally, the authors analyzed transcripts for all district and circuit court confirmation hearings between 1993 and 2012, the largest systematic analysis of lower court confirmation hearings to date. The book finds that the time-consuming practice of confirmation hearings for district and circuit court nominees provides an important venue for senators to advocate on behalf of their policy preferences and bolster their chances of being re-elected. The wide variation in lower court nominees’ experiences before the Judiciary Committee exists because senators pursue these goals in different ways, depending on the level of controversy surrounding a nominee. Ultimately, the findings inform a (re)assessment of the role hearings play in ensuring quality judges, providing advice and consent, and advancing the democratic values of transparency and accountability.

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À propos de l'auteur

Logan Dancey is Associate Professor of Government at Wesleyan University.

Kjersten R. Nelson is Associate Professor of Political Science at North Dakota State University.

Eve M. Ringsmuth is Associate Professor of Political Science at Oklahoma State University.

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Éditeur
The University of Michigan Press
Date d'édition
2020
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0472131834
ISBN 13 
9780472131839
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
210
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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