Running for judge : the rising political, financial, and legal stakes of judicial elections / / edited by Matthew J. Streb

• Pubblicazione: New York, : New York University Press, c2007
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (267 p.)
• Disciplina: 347.73/14
• Soggetto topico: Judges - United States - States - Election
• Altri autori: StrebMatthew J <1974-> (Matthew Justin)
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-237) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The study of judicial elections / Matthew J. Streb -- First Amendment limits on regulating judicial campaigns / Richard L. Hasen -- The changing tone of judicial elections as a result of white / Rachel P. Caufield -- The dynamics of campaign spending in State Supreme Court elections / Chris W. Bonneau -- Interest group participation in judicial elections / Deborah Goldberg -- Partisan involvement in partisan and nonpartisan trial court elections / Matthew J. Streb -- Judicial Elections in the news / Brian F. Schaffner and Jennifer Segal Diascro -- Voters' responses to high-visibility judicial campaigns / Lawrence Baum and David Klein -- Competition as accountability in State Supreme Court elections / Melinda Gann Hall -- Judicial selection methods and capital punishment in the American states / Paul Brace and Brent D. Boyea -- Judicial reform and the future of judicial elections / Matthew J. Streb and Brian Frederick.
• Sommario/riassunto: Across the country, races for judgeships are becoming more and more politically contested. As a result, several states and cities are now considering judicial election reform. Running for Judge examines the increasingly contentious judicial elections over the last twenty-five years by providing a timely, insightful analysis of judicial elections. The book ties together the current state of the judicial elections literature, and presents new evidence on a wide range of important topics, including: the history of judicial elections; an understanding of the types of judicial elections; electoral
• Titolo autorizzato: Running for judge
• ISBN: 0-8147-8692-8; 0-8147-3992-X; 1-4294-8607-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910808373103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II