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title	:	Choosing Justice : The Recruitment of State and Federal Judges
author	:	Sheldon, Charles H.; Maule, Linda S.
publisher	:	Washington State University Press
isbn10 | asin	:	0874221528
print isbn13	:	9780874221527
ebook isbn13	:	9780585178455
language	:	English
subject	Judges--Selection and appointment--United States, Judges--Selection and appointment--United States--Case studies, Judges--Selection and appointment--United States--States, Judges--Selection and appointment--United States--States--Case studies.
publication date	:	1997
lcc	:	KF8776.S5 1997eb
ddc	:	347.73/14
subject	:	Judges--Selection and appointment--United States, Judges--Selection and appointment--United States--Case studies, Judges--Selection and appointment--United States--States, Judges--Selection and appointment--United States--States--Case studies.

Page iii Choosing Justice The Recruitment of State and Federal Judges Charles H. Sheldon and Linda S. Maule Washington State University Press Pullman, Washington

Page iv Washington State University Press PO Box 645910 Pullman, Washington 99164-5910 Phone 800-354-7360; FAX 509-335-8568 Copyright 1997 by the Board of Regents of Washington State University All rights reserved First printing 1997 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publications Data Sheldon, Charles H., 1929 Choosing justice : the recruitment of state and federal judges / Charles H. Sheldon, Linda S. Maule. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-87422-152-8 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. JudgesSelection and appointmentUnited States. 2. Judges Selection and appointmentUnited StatesCase studies. 3. Judges Selection and appointmentUnited StatesStates. 4. JudgesSelection and appointmentUnited StatesStatesCase studies. I. Maule, Linda S., 1965 . II. Title. KF8776.S4 1997 97-1776 347.73'14dc21 CIP

Page v Dedication To Pat Cedric and Ian

Page vii Table of Contents Acknowledgments ix Preface xi Introduction xv Chapter OneA Short History of Judicial Selection 1 Chapter TwoA Model for Understanding Judicial Recruitment 17 Chapter ThreeRecruitment by Nonpartisan Elections 43 Chapter FourPartisan Judicial Recruitment 69 Chapter FiveLegislative Selection 87 Chapter SixAppointments to State Courts 105 Chapter SevenMerit Commission for the Recruitment of State Judges 125 Chapter EightFederal Judicial Recruitment 147 Chapter NineU.S. Supreme Court Appointments 161 Chapter TenU.S. Courts of Appeals Selection 183 Chapter ElevenRecruitment to Federal District Courts 199 Chapter TwelveEpilogue 211 Appendix AJudicial Elections, Articulation, and Role Orientations: An Empirical Test 217 Appendix BThe Report of the Walsh Commission (Washington 1996) 227 Appendix CHarris County General Election Ballot (Texas 1994) 237 Appendix DJoint Legislative Committee Report (South Carolina 1996) 251 Appendix EGuidelines for Reviewing Qualifications of Candidates (New Jersey 1995) 253 Appendix FProposed Interview Questions for Judicial Nominating Commissions (Florida 1996) 259 Appendix GA.B.A. Governing Principles of the Standing Committee on Federal Judiciary (1988) 263 Appendix HSenate Judiciary Committee: Testimony on Nomination of Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Supreme Court 1993) 265 Appendix IU.S. Department of Justice: Questionnaire Judicial Candidates (1991) 269 Appendix JSenate Judiciary Sub-committee: Testimony of Nomination of Alan V. McDonald (U.S. District Court 1985) 273 Name Index 277 Subject Index 281

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