02859nam 2200613 a 450 991045689710332120200520144314.01-280-48995-297866135851890-8139-2998-9(CKB)2550000000047937(OCoLC)753977919(CaPaEBR)ebrary10495561(SSID)ssj0000564876(PQKBManifestationID)11355028(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000564876(PQKBWorkID)10516634(PQKB)11735616(MiAaPQ)EBC3443933(MdBmJHUP)muse3996(Au-PeEL)EBL3443933(CaPaEBR)ebr10495561(CaONFJC)MIL358518(EXLCZ)99255000000004793720091110d2010 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrBattle over the bench[electronic resource] senators, interest groups, and lower court confirmations /Amy Steigerwalt1st ed.Charlottesville University of Virginia Press20101 online resource (274 p.) Constitutionalism and democracyBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-8139-2994-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction : the changing tone of lower federal court confirmations -- What makes a nomination run into trouble? : Senators, Interest Groups, and the four tracks to confirmation -- Death to nominees : senatorial courtesy and the ability to "kill" judicial confirmations -- "Herding cats" : holds and private political fights -- Interest groups and judicial confirmation : a view from the Senate -- Interest groups and the decision to object : sending confirmations down the public partisan track -- Whither nominees? : the fate of nominations sent down the public partisan track -- Conclusion : what the future holds for lower court nominations and the Senate confirmation process -- Appendix A. : Data collection methodology -- Appendix B. : Variable descriptions and measurements for Tobit Regressions -- Appendix C. : Circuit Court nominations opposed by interest groups, 99th-109th Congresses (1985-2006).Constitutionalism and democracy.JudgesSelection and appointmentUnited StatesPolitical questions and judicial powerUnited StatesElectronic books.JudgesSelection and appointmentPolitical questions and judicial power347.73/14Steigerwalt Amy1976-882538MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456897103321Battle over the bench2074161UNINA