In his short, sharp book, Choosing State Supreme Court Justices, Greg Goelzhauser utilizes new data on more than 1,500 state supreme court justices seated from 1960 through 2014 to answer the question, Does merit selection produce better types of judges? He traces the rise of merit selection and explores whether certain judicial selection institutions favor candidates who have better qualifications, are more diverse, and have different types of professional experience.
Goelzhauser’s results ultimately contribute to the broader debate concerning comparative institutional performance with respect to state judicial selection.
In his short, sharp book, Choosing State Supreme Court Justices, Greg Goelzhauser utilizes new data on more than 1,500 state supreme court justices seated from 1960 through 2014 to answer the question, Does merit selection produce better types of judges? He traces the rise of merit selection and explores whether certain judicial selection institutions favor candidates who have better qualifications, are more diverse, and have different types of professional experience.
Goelzhauser’s results ultimately contribute to the broader debate concerning comparative institutional performance with respect to state judicial selection.
Choosing State Supreme Court Justices: Merit Selection and the Consequences of Institutional Reform
156Choosing State Supreme Court Justices: Merit Selection and the Consequences of Institutional Reform
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ISBN-13: | 9781439913406 |
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Publisher: | Temple University Press |
Publication date: | 06/15/2016 |
Pages: | 156 |
Product dimensions: | 5.50(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.60(d) |