senators, interest groups, and lower court confirmations Steigerwalt, Amy 1976- creator ebrary, Inc text bibliography Electronic books. vau Charlottesville University of Virginia Press 2010 monographic eng

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xii, 257 p. : ill. 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). Amy Steigerwalt. Includes bibliographical references and index. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. n-us--- Judges Selection and appointment United States Political questions and judicial power United States KF8776 .S74 2010eb 347.73/14 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10495561 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10495561 CaPaEBR 091110 ebr10495561