Electing Justice: Fixing the Supreme Court Nomination Process

Electing Justice: Fixing the Supreme Court Nomination Process
ISBN-10
0195346203
ISBN-13
9780195346206
Category
Political Science
Pages
224
Language
English
Published
2005-03-10
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Author
Richard Davis

Description

Davis discusses the increasing role of interest groups, the press, and the public, whose role is not prescribed in the Constitution, in the selection and confirmation of Supreme Court justices and how it affects the process. First he examines in detail the history and nature of the process, then he looks at the role and impact of other players. His conclusions about how non-political actors affect the outcome of Supreme Court justice selection leads him at the end of his book to suggest controversial reforms and their prospects for success.

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