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Book Synopsis Judicial Elections in the 21st Century by : Chris W. Bonneau
Download or read book Judicial Elections in the 21st Century written by Chris W. Bonneau and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-12-08 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leading authorities present the latest cutting edge research on state judicial elections. Starting with recent transformations in the electoral landscape, including those brought about by U.S. Supreme Court rulings, this volume provides penetrating analyses of partisan, nonpartisan, and retention elections to state supreme courts, intermediate appellate courts, and trial courts. Topics include citizen participation, electoral competition, fundraising and spending, judicial performance evaluations, reform efforts,attack campaigns, and other organized efforts to oust judges. This volume also evaluates the impact of judicial elections on numerous aspects of American politics, including citizens’ perceptions of judicial legitimacy, diversity on the bench, and the consequences of who wins on subsequent court decisions. Many of the chapters offer predictions about how judicial elections might look in the future. Overall, this collection provides a sharp evidence-based portrait of how modern judicial elections actually work in practice and their consequences for state judiciaries and the American people.
Book Synopsis The Economics and Politics of Judicial Retention Elections by : Oliver K. Roeder
Download or read book The Economics and Politics of Judicial Retention Elections written by Oliver K. Roeder and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American states select their judges in various ways. The method we are concerned with here is that of "merit selection." Under a typical implementation of this system, a nonpartisan commission culls applicants for judgeships, and an appointee is then selected by the governor. Then, periodically, this judge undergoes a retention election: an up-or-down vote by the electorate of the state. These elections are our main focus. We contribute a novel microeconomic model with which to analyze them. We compare this institution, in both structure and welfare terms, to others used to appoint and retain judges, and we characterize under what circumstances each is optimal. Finally, we analyze a recent and ongoing phenomenon where these elections have been transforming from what were historically rubber stamp formalities into hotly contested, politicized contests. We show that the politicization of issues being brought before the court leads to an increased likelihood of judges being ousted in these elections.
Book Synopsis In Defense of Judicial Elections by : Chris W. Bonneau
Download or read book In Defense of Judicial Elections written by Chris W. Bonneau and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-06-02 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ought judges be independent of democratic pressures, or should they be subjected to the preferences and approval of the electorate? In this book, Bonneau and Hall use empirical data to shed light on these normative questions and offer a coherent defense of judicial elections.
Book Synopsis Retention Election of Judges by : New York (State). Office of Court Administration
Download or read book Retention Election of Judges written by New York (State). Office of Court Administration and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Courts, Judges and Voters by : Jean Askham
Download or read book Courts, Judges and Voters written by Jean Askham and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis From Ballot to Bench by : Philip L. Dubois
Download or read book From Ballot to Bench written by Philip L. Dubois and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 1980-10-01 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over several decades, many U.S. states abandoned the practice of selecting their judges by direct popular election and adopted the Missouri Plan of judicial selection. In From Ballot to Bench, Philip L. Dubois subjects the various criticisms raised against judicial elections to a more searching scrutiny than previously has been attempted. Dubois carefully reviews the three central counts on which judicial elections have been faulted: for lowering the quality of the bench, for impairing judicial independence, and for failing to secure judicial accountability. After concluding that the potential for judicial elections to hold judges popularly accountable is what might commend them over alternative selection methods, Dubois concentrates on the analysis of empirical evidence to evaluate judicial elections as mechanisms of accountability. The study examines all the statewide partisan and nonpartisan elections for state supreme court justices in non-southern states from 1948 to 1974. Included is a detailed examination of voter participation, electoral competition, the behavior of judicial electorates, and the patterns of gubernatorial vacancy appointments. An analysis of decision making on eight state supreme courts also tests the relationship between different selection systems and judicial behavior. Dubois finds that partisan elections maximize voter participation, meaningfully structure voter choices, minimize accession to the bench by appointment, and allow popular control over gubernatorial appointments. Additional evidence on the extent of partisan voting by judges selected under different methods leads Dubois to conclude that partisan elections are superior to both nonpartisan elections and nonelective selection methods as instruments of accountability. The importance of the questions addressed, the breadth of the data collected, and the unorthodox conclusions offered make this a significant book for political scientists, judges, lawyers, and public officials.
Book Synopsis Running for Judge by : Matthew J. Streb
Download or read book Running for Judge written by Matthew J. Streb and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2009-07 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This outstanding collection of essays provides new insight into one of the most important features of the American judicial system. Matthew J. Streb has assembled a first-rate set of contributors who offer a fascinating exploration of the institutions, incentives, and democratic consequences of electing judges."--Kevin T. McGuire, author of Understanding the U.S. Supreme Court "A timely and important addition to the literature on state courts and judicial politics by a stellar team of contributors. New research is presented on a range of issues that will interest scholars and students not only of courts but state politics more generally."--David M. O'Brien, author of Storm Center: The Supreme Court in American PoliticsAcross the country, races for judgeships are becoming more and more politically contested. As a result, several states and cities are now considering judicial election reform. Running for Judge examines the increasingly contentious judicial elections over the last twenty-five years by providing a timely, insightful analysis of judicial elections. The book ties together the current state of the judicial elections literature, and presents new evidence on a wide range of important topics, including: the history of judicial elections; an understanding of the types of judicial elections; electoral competition during races; the increasing importance of campaign financing; voting in judicial elections; the role interest groups play in supporting candidates; party organizing in supposedly non-partisan elections; judicial accountability; media coverage; and judicial reform of elections.Running for Judge is an engaging, accessible, empirical analysis of the major issues surroundingjudicial elections, with contributions from prominent scholars in the fields of ju
Download or read book Free to Judge written by Michael Kang and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2023-08-22 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The idea that wealthy people use their money to influence things, including politics, law, and media will surprise very few people. However, as Michael S. Kang and Joanna Shepherd argue in this readable and rich study of the state judiciary, the effect of money on judicial outcomes should disturb and anger everyone. In the current system that elects state judges, the rich and powerful can spend money to elect and re-elect judges who decide cases the way they want. Free to Judge is about how and why money increasingly affects the dispensation of justice in our legal system, and what can be done to stop it. One of the barriers to action in the past has been an inability to prove that campaign donations influence state judicial decision-making. In this book, Kang and Shepherd answer that challenge for the first time, with a rigorous empirical study of campaign finance and judicial decision-making data. Pairing this with interviews of past and present judges, they create a compelling and persuasive account of people like Marsha Ternus, the first Iowa state supreme court justice to be voted out of office after her decision in a same-sex marriage case. The threat of such an outcome, and the desire to win reelection, results in judges demonstrably leaning towards the interests and preferences of their campaign donors across all cases. Free to Judge is thus able to identify the pieces of our current system that invite bias, such as judicial reelection, and what reforms should focus on. This thoughtful and compellingly written book will be required reading for anybody who cares about creating a more just legal system.
Book Synopsis Judicial Retention Elections in the United States by : Susan B. Carbon
Download or read book Judicial Retention Elections in the United States written by Susan B. Carbon and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Voters’ Verdicts by : Chris W. Bonneau
Download or read book Voters’ Verdicts written by Chris W. Bonneau and published by University of Virginia Press. This book was released on 2015-07-07 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Voters’ Verdicts, Chris Bonneau and Damon Cann address contemporary concerns with judicial elections by investigating factors that influence voters’ decisions in the election of state supreme court judges. Bonneau and Cann demonstrate that the move to nonpartisan elections, while it depresses political participation, does little to mute the effects of partisanship and ideology. The authors note the irony that judicial elections, often faulted for politicizing the legal process, historically represented an attempt to correct the lack of accountability in the selection of judges by appointment, since unlike appointive systems, judicial elections are at least transparent. This comprehensive study rests on a broad evidentiary base that spans numerous states and a variety of electoral systems. Bonneau and Cann use the first national survey of voters in state supreme court elections paired with novel laboratory experiments to evaluate the influence of incumbency and other ballot cues on voters’ decisions. Data-rich and analytically rigorous, this provocative volume shows why voters decide to participate in judicial elections and what factors they consider in casting their votes. A volume in the series Constitutionalism and Democracy
Book Synopsis Judicial Retention Elections by : William Keeny Hall
Download or read book Judicial Retention Elections written by William Keeny Hall and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Battle for the Court by : Lawrence Baum
Download or read book The Battle for the Court written by Lawrence Baum and published by University of Virginia Press. This book was released on 2017-10-03 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 primary concerns is interest group involvement in elections to state supreme courts, which they see as having negative effects on both the courts themselves and public perceptions of these judicial bodies. In The Battle for the Court, Lawrence Baum, David Klein, and Matthew Streb present a systematic investigation into the effects of interest group involvement in the election of judges. Focusing on personal-injury law, the issue that has played the most substantial role in spurring interest group activity in judicial elections, the authors detail how interest groups mobilize in response to unfavorable rulings by state supreme courts, how their efforts influence the outcomes of supreme court elections, and how those outcomes in turn effectively reshape public policies. The authors employ several decades’ worth of new data on campaign activity, voter behavior, and judicial policy-making in one particularly colorful, important, and representative state—Ohio—to explore these connections among interest groups, elections, and judicial policy in a way that has not been possible until now.
Author :American Bar Association. Commission on State Judicial Selection Standards Publisher : ISBN 13 : Total Pages :74 pages Book Rating :4.F/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Standards on State Judicial Selection by : American Bar Association. Commission on State Judicial Selection Standards
Download or read book Standards on State Judicial Selection written by American Bar Association. Commission on State Judicial Selection Standards and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Standards on State Judicial Selection were approved by the American Bar Association House of Delegates in July 2000"--Prelim. p.
Book Synopsis Judicial Selection in the States by : Herbert M. Kritzer
Download or read book Judicial Selection in the States written by Herbert M. Kritzer and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020-04-30 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do legal professionalism and politics influence efforts to structure the process of selecting and retaining state judges?
Book Synopsis How Judges Think by : Richard A. Posner
Download or read book How Judges Think written by Richard A. Posner and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2010-05-01 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A distinguished and experienced appellate court judge, Richard A. Posner offers in this new book a unique and, to orthodox legal thinkers, a startling perspective on how judges and justices decide cases. When conventional legal materials enable judges to ascertain the true facts of a case and apply clear pre-existing legal rules to them, Posner argues, they do so straightforwardly; that is the domain of legalist reasoning. However, in non-routine cases, the conventional materials run out and judges are on their own, navigating uncharted seas with equipment consisting of experience, emotions, and often unconscious beliefs. In doing so, they take on a legislative role, though one that is confined by internal and external constraints, such as professional ethics, opinions of respected colleagues, and limitations imposed by other branches of government on freewheeling judicial discretion. Occasional legislators, judges are motivated by political considerations in a broad and sometimes a narrow sense of that term. In that open area, most American judges are legal pragmatists. Legal pragmatism is forward-looking and policy-based. It focuses on the consequences of a decision in both the short and the long term, rather than on its antecedent logic. Legal pragmatism so understood is really just a form of ordinary practical reasoning, rather than some special kind of legal reasoning. Supreme Court justices are uniquely free from the constraints on ordinary judges and uniquely tempted to engage in legislative forms of adjudication. More than any other court, the Supreme Court is best understood as a political court.
Book Synopsis The Influence of Retention Politics on Judges' Voting by : Joanna Shepherd
Download or read book The Influence of Retention Politics on Judges' Voting written by Joanna Shepherd and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study shows that the political preferences of those responsible for retaining judges are strongly associated with judicial voting. The evidence supports the widespread belief that judges respond to political pressure in an effort to be reelected or reappointed. Using a data set of decisions in state supreme courts from 1995ndash;98, I find that state supreme court judges who face retention decisions by Republicans tend to decide cases in accord with standard Republican policy. Judicial behavior is correspondingly liberal for judges facing retention decisions by Democrats. The results are strongest for judges facing partisan reelections. Among judges with conservative fundamental ideologies, those facing Democratic retention agents vote more liberally than those facing Republican retention agents. Similarly, judges' voting changes when the political preferences of the retention agents change. Judges with permanent tenure and judges in their last term do not respond to the same forms of political pressure.
Book Synopsis Justices on the Ballot by : Herbert M. Kritzer
Download or read book Justices on the Ballot written by Herbert M. Kritzer and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015-06-26 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book investigates state supreme court elections in the United States from WWII to the present. Through original analysis of voting returns, campaign budgets, and illustrative case studies, the author shows that elections have become less politicized than commonly believed.
