LEADER 02859nam 2200613 a 450 001 9910456897103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-48995-2 010 $a9786613585189 010 $a0-8139-2998-9 035 $a(CKB)2550000000047937 035 $a(OCoLC)753977919 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10495561 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000564876 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11355028 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000564876 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10516634 035 $a(PQKB)11735616 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3443933 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse3996 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3443933 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10495561 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL358518 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000047937 100 $a20091110d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBattle over the bench$b[electronic resource] $esenators, interest groups, and lower court confirmations /$fAmy Steigerwalt 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aCharlottesville $cUniversity of Virginia Press$d2010 215 $a1 online resource (274 p.) 225 1 $aConstitutionalism and democracy 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-8139-2994-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction : the changing tone of lower federal court confirmations -- What makes a nomination run into trouble? : Senators, Interest Groups, and the four tracks to confirmation -- Death to nominees : senatorial courtesy and the ability to "kill" judicial confirmations -- "Herding cats" : holds and private political fights -- Interest groups and judicial confirmation : a view from the Senate -- Interest groups and the decision to object : sending confirmations down the public partisan track -- Whither nominees? : the fate of nominations sent down the public partisan track -- Conclusion : what the future holds for lower court nominations and the Senate confirmation process -- Appendix A. : Data collection methodology -- Appendix B. : Variable descriptions and measurements for Tobit Regressions -- Appendix C. : Circuit Court nominations opposed by interest groups, 99th-109th Congresses (1985-2006). 410 0$aConstitutionalism and democracy. 606 $aJudges$xSelection and appointment$zUnited States 606 $aPolitical questions and judicial power$zUnited States 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aJudges$xSelection and appointment 615 0$aPolitical questions and judicial power 676 $a347.73/14 700 $aSteigerwalt$b Amy$f1976-$0882538 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910456897103321 996 $aBattle over the bench$92074161 997 $aUNINA