Justices on the ballot : continuity and change in state supreme court elections / Herbert M. Kritzer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kritzer, Herbert M., 1947- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Judges--United States--States--Elections.

Judges.

Courts of last resort.

United States.

Elections.

Courts of last resort--United States--States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 297 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2015.

System Details:

text file

PDF

Summary:

Justices on the Ballot addresses two central questions in the study of judicial elections: how have state supreme court elections changed since World War II? And, what effects have those changes had on election outcomes, state supreme court decisions, and the public's view of the courts? To answer these questions, Herbert M. Kritzer takes the broadest scope of any study to date, investigating every state supreme court election between 1946 and 2013. Through an analysis of voting returns, campaign contributions and expenditures, television advertising, and illustrative case studies, he shows that elections have become less politicized than commonly believed. Rather, the changes that have occurred reflect broader trends in American politics, as well as increased involvement of state supreme courts in hot-button issues.

Contents:

A tale of two states

Judicial elections then and now

So what, do judicial elections matter?

Contestation and competitiveness in state supreme court elections, 1946-2012

Changes in supreme court election campaigns, money, and advertising

Patterns of partisanship in contested elections

Patterns of partisanship in retention elections

Judicial elections in a highly partisan world.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9781316117354

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