Exploring Judicial Politics [Paperback]

Exploring Judicial Politicspresents twenty original essays by political scientists and judicial scholars on a variety of topics relative to judicial politics. These readings explore the ways in which law and politics intertwine in the United States and cover issues from the trial court level all the way to the Supreme Court, taking into account the various actors in the American legal system. In addition, they provide insights into how judicial scholars go about studying and interpreting various phenomena in the field.

Exploring Judicial Politicsis an ideal resource for undergraduate courses in Judicial Politics, U.S. Courts, and Law and Society.

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1. Introduction: The Study of Judicial Politics, Mark C. Miller
2. Differences in State Judicial Selection, Aman L. McLeod
3. In Their Own Interest: Pressure Groups in the Federal Judicial Selection Process, Lauren Cohen Bell
4. Bringing the Lawyers Back In, Lynn Mather
5. The Politics of Jury Reform, Robert G. Boatright
6. State Trial Courts: Achieving Justice in Civil Litigation, Nicole L. Waters, Shauna M. Strickland, and Brian J. Ostrom
7. U.S. District Courts, Litigation, and the Policy-Making Process, Jeb Barnes
8. State Supreme Courts as Policymakers: Are They Loved?, Laura Langer and Teena Wilhelm
9. Appellate Workhorses of the Federal Judiciary: The U.S. Courts of Appeals, Wendy L. Martinek
10. The Solicitor General: Learned in the Law and Politics, Peter N. Ubertaccio III
11. Sorcerers' Apprentices: U.S. Supreme Court Law Clerks, Artemus Ward
12. The Emergence and Evolution of Supreme Court Policy, Richard L. Pacelle, Jr.
13. A Court of Laws or a Super Legislature?: An Integrated Model of Supreme Court Decision Making, Bryan W. Marshall, Richard L. Pacelle, Jr., and Christine Ludowise
14. Is There Really a Countermajoritarian Problem?, Michael Comiskey
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