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1. Political Uncertainty, Reform Movements and Judicial Independence.

Author

Hoekstra, Valerie

Subjects
*REFORMS, *POLITICAL stability, *LEGISLATION, *JUDICIAL selection & appointment, *APPELLATE courts
Abstract

In this paper I examine how political uncertainty and larger political reform efforts affect legislative decisions to alter the rules governing the selection, retention, and terms of state high court judges between 1850 and 2000. ..PAT.-Conference Proceeding [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2006

2. The Politics of State Judicial Selection: Changing How Judges are Selected and Retained.

Author

Hoekstra, Valerie

Subjects
*STATES (Political subdivisions), *JUDICIAL selection & appointment, *COURT personnel, *LEGAL professions, *JUSTICE administration
Abstract

In this paper, I examine the motivations behind states' decision to change how judges are selected and retained. I focus on change from appointive systems to elective systems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2005

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