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Author Steigerwalt, Amy, 1976-

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

Publication Info. Charlottesville, Va. : University of Virginia Press, 2010.
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Edition 1st ed.
Description 1 online resource (xii, 257 pages) : illustrations.
Physical Medium polychrome
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Series Constitutionalism and democracy
Constitutionalism and democracy.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-251) and index.
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).
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Subject Judges -- Selection and appointment -- United States.
Judges -- Selection and appointment.
United States.
Political questions and judicial power -- United States.
Political questions and judicial power.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Steigerwalt, Amy, 1976- Battle over the bench. 1st ed. Charlottesville, Va. : University of Virginia Press, 2010 9780813929941 (DLC) 2009047757 (OCoLC)468232631
ISBN 9780813929989 (electronic book)
0813929989 (electronic book)
9780813929941
0813929946

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