Running for judge : the rising political, financial, and legal stakes of judicial elections / edited by Matthew J. Streb.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Streb, Matthew J. (Matthew Justin), 1974-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Judges--United States--States--Election.

Judges.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (267 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : New York University Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Across 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

Contents:

The study of judicial elections / Matthew J. Streb

First Amendment limits on regulating judicial campaigns / Richard L. Hasen

The changing tone of judicial elections as a result of white / Rachel P. Caufield

The dynamics of campaign spending in State Supreme Court elections / Chris W. Bonneau

Interest group participation in judicial elections / Deborah Goldberg

Partisan involvement in partisan and nonpartisan trial court elections / Matthew J. Streb

Judicial Elections in the news / Brian F. Schaffner and Jennifer Segal Diascro

Voters' responses to high-visibility judicial campaigns / Lawrence Baum and David Klein

Competition as accountability in State Supreme Court elections / Melinda Gann Hall

Judicial selection methods and capital punishment in the American states / Paul Brace and Brent D. Boyea

Judicial reform and the future of judicial elections / Matthew J. Streb and Brian Frederick.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-237) and index.

ISBN:

9780814786925

0814786928

9780814739921

081473992X

9781429486071

1429486074

OCLC:

779828455