Battle over the bench : senators, interest groups, and lower court confirmations / Amy Steigerwalt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Steigerwalt, Amy, 1976-

Series:

Constitutionalism and democracy.

Constitutionalism and democracy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Judges--Selection and appointment--United States.

Judges.

Political questions and judicial power--United States.

Political questions and judicial power.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (274 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Battle over the Bench showcases the complex and, at times, hidden motivations driving the staffing of the federal bench.

Contents:

Introduction : the changing tone of lower federal court confirmations

What makes a nomination run into trouble? : Senators, Interest Groups, and the four tracks to confirmation

Death to nominees : senatorial courtesy and the ability to "kill" judicial confirmations

"Herding cats" : holds and private political fights

Interest groups and judicial confirmation : a view from the Senate

Interest groups and the decision to object : sending confirmations down the public partisan track

Whither nominees? : the fate of nominations sent down the public partisan track

Conclusion : what the future holds for lower court nominations and the Senate confirmation process

Appendix A. : Data collection methodology

Appendix B. : Variable descriptions and measurements for Tobit Regressions

Appendix C. : Circuit Court nominations opposed by interest groups, 99th-109th Congresses (1985-2006).

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613585189

9781280489952

1280489952

9780813929989

0813929989

OCLC:

753977919