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1. JUDGING NOMINEES: AN EXPERIMENTAL TEST OF THE IMPACT OF QUALIFICATIONS AND DIVISIVENESS ON PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR NOMINEES TO THE FEDERAL COURTS.

Author

HOEKSTRA, VALERIE and LAROWE, NICHOLAS

Subjects
FEDERAL judges, JUDICIAL selection & appointment, UNITED States appellate courts, PUBLIC support, IDEOLOGY
Abstract

What factors influence how the public judges judicial nominees? In this article we use an experimental approach to examine how variations in the qualifications and ideological and partisan divisiveness of a federal appellate court nominee affect support for confirmation of that nominee. Our results suggest that while both factors matter in evaluations of judicial nominees, the divisiveness and subjects' ideology tend to be more important than qualifications. Moreover, we find evidence that the effect of qualifications, ideology, and divisiveness are conditional on institutional legitimacy. Those who hold the federal courts in high regard tend to weigh qualifications and judiciousness more than ideology. Those who hold federal courts with less regard tend to weigh ideology more than qualifications and judiciousness. Finally, we find evidence that subjects appear to view ideological moderation as an important qualification for office. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2013

2. Promoting Diversity on the Bench: A Comparative Approach.

Author

Hoekstra, Valerie and Andrews, Elizabeth

Subjects
*WOMEN in politics, *COURTS, *POLITICAL parties, *POLITICAL quotas, *JUDICIAL selection & appointment, *COURT personnel
Abstract

In this paper, we examine the promotion of women to national high courts in a sample of European nations from 1970 to 2008. While research in the United States often examines the effect of various selection/retention methods on the number of women on high courts, the conclusions are ambiguous. We believe that while different selection mechanisms may affect the number of women on courts, we also believe that political parties may play an under recognized role in the advancement of women. In particular, political parties that have instituted gender quotas for legislative office may also help advance the promotion of women. In our research, we analyze the relationship between gender quota policies and the number of women appointed to the bench while also accounting for how judges are recruited and selected for office. Our sample includes ten European nations that vary in the method of judicial selection and the use of gender quotas. We believe our results will shed insights into the question of how to create more representative judicial institutions. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2010

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