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Analyses transcripts for all district and circuit court confirmation hearings between 1993 and 2012. The authors find that the practice of confirmation hearings for district and circuit nominees provides an important venue in which senators can advocate on behalf of their policy preferences and bolster their chances of being reelected.

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“An outstanding contribution to our understanding of both judicial and congressional politics. In addition to providing substantial insight into the selection of lower federal court judges, it is an excellent example of how to bridge the divide between quantitative and qualitative approaches to political science and law.” — Paul M. Collins Jr., University of Massachusetts, Amherst

"This book offers a really interesting, in-depth exploration of lower federal court confirmation hearings and the goals of the senators participating in them. The authors illuminate in rich detail how senators pursue policy and electoral goals while also exercising their constitutional advise and consent function." —Amy Steigerwalt, Georgia State University

Its Not Personal Politics and Policy in Lower

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      Publisher LUP - University of Michigan Press
      Published 4/21/2020 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780472131839
      978-0472131839
      ISBN-10 0472131834
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      Legal systems: courts and procedures Primary sources of law

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Analyses transcripts for all district and circuit court confirmation hearings between 1993 and 2012. The authors find that the practice of confirmation hearings for district and circuit nominees provides an important venue in which senators can advocate on behalf of their policy preferences and bolster their chances of being reelected.

      Trade Review
      “An outstanding contribution to our understanding of both judicial and congressional politics. In addition to providing substantial insight into the selection of lower federal court judges, it is an excellent example of how to bridge the divide between quantitative and qualitative approaches to political science and law.” — Paul M. Collins Jr., University of Massachusetts, Amherst

      "This book offers a really interesting, in-depth exploration of lower federal court confirmation hearings and the goals of the senators participating in them. The authors illuminate in rich detail how senators pursue policy and electoral goals while also exercising their constitutional advise and consent function." —Amy Steigerwalt, Georgia State University

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