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OverviewIn the United States and elsewhere, the questions of who should serve as a judge and how these judges should be chosen are increasingly contested. In Litigating Judicial Selection, Herbert Kritzer examines these questions with a comprehensive analysis of judicial-selection litigation over time and place. With a data set of over 2,000 cases from around the world, Kritzer offers new insight into the judicial selection by way of in-depth statistical analysis and an extensive narrative description of several important case studies. This book should be read by anyone seeking insight into the way judges are selected in the twenty-first century. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Herbert M. Kritzer (University of Minnesota)Publisher: Cambridge University Press Imprint: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 9781009425445ISBN 10: 1009425447 Pages: 287 Publication Date: 16 May 2024 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Forthcoming Availability: Not yet available, will be POD  This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon it's release. This is a print on demand item which is still yet to be released. Table of Contents1. Fighting over Judicial Selection; 2. Litigation over Federal Judicial Selection; 3. Litigation Concerning State Judicial Selection: A Portrait; 4. Challenging and Changing State Judicial Selection; 5. Selection Preliminaries: Eligibility, Term Length, And Vacancies; 6. Election Processes: Nominations, Campaigns, and Finance; 7. Election Administration and Election Contests; 8. Non-Elective Systems; 9. Other Cases; 10. Litigating Judicial Selection: Another Example of American Exceptionalism; List of cases and other authorities; Index.Reviews'Bert Kritzer has long been the nation's leading scholar of judicial selection for state courts. In an area likely to expand exponentially in the future, this book will be an invaluable reference for both scholars and practitioners.' Malcolm M. Feeley, Jurisprudence and Social Policy Program, School of Law, University of California at Berkeley 'Bert Kritzer is a scholar's scholar, and his talents are on full display here. Litigating Judicial Selection is an extraordinary resource for students of, and researchers in the field – the starting point for anyone doing a deep dive into judicial selection that will aid them in giving context to their projects.' Charles Gardner Geyh, John F. Kimberling Professor of Law, Indiana University Maurer School of Law, Bloomington 'A leading law & society scholar whose focus extends beyond the US Supreme Court offers the definitive analysis of litigation over judicial selection in state courts. An objective and thorough analysis of state courts, now ground zero for the most compelling issues of our day from voting rights and political gerrymandering to reproductive justice, gay rights, and ending white supremacy showing emphatically that who judges are and how we choose them matters.' Sally J. Kenney, Professor of Political Science, Tulane University Author InformationHerbert M. Kritzer is the Marvin J. Sonosky Chair emeritus of Law and Public Policy at the University of Minnesota Law School, and Professor of Political Science and Law emeritus at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He is author or co-author of more than 100 articles and ten previous books, including Justices on the Ballot (2015) and Judicial Selection in the States (2020). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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