Scoring points : politicians, activists, and the lower Federal Court appointment process /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Scherer, Nancy
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2005.
Subjects:	Judges > Selection and appointment > United States. Federal courts

Table of Contents:

The theory of elite mobilization
From patronage to policy
The role of political ideology in the lower court nomination process
Affirmative action and judicial selection
Political activists turn their attention to the confirmation phase of the appointment process
The rise of Senate obstructionism in the judicial confirmation process
Lower court judicial selection as a campaign issue
The impact of divided government on the lower court appointment process.