Judicial Merit Selection

Author : Greg Goelzhauser
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 1439918082
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Judicial Merit Selection written by Greg Goelzhauser and published by . This book was released on 2019-02-22 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The judicial selection debate continues. Merit selection is used by a majority of states but remains the least well understood method for choosing judges. Proponents claim that it emphasizes qualifications and diversity over politics, but there is little empirical evidence regarding its performance. In Judicial Merit Selection, Greg Goelzhauser amasses a wealth of data to examine merit selection's institutional performance from an internal perspective. While his previous book, Choosing State Supreme Court Justices, compares outcomes across selection mechanisms, here he delves into what makes merit selection unique--its use of nominating commissions to winnow applicants prior to gubernatorial appointment. Goelzhauser's analyses include a rich case study from inside a nominating commission's proceedings as it works to choose nominees; the use of public records to examine which applicants commissions choose and which nominees governors choose; evaluation of which attorneys apply for consideration and which judges apply for promotion; and examination of whether design differences across systems impact performance in the seating of qualified and diverse judges. The results have critical public policy implications.

Author : Greg Goelzhauser
Publisher : Temple University Press
ISBN 13 : 9781439918074
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Judicial Merit Selection written by Greg Goelzhauser and published by Temple University Press. This book was released on 2019-02-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The judicial selection debate continues. Merit selection is used by a majority of states but remains the least well understood method for choosing judges. Proponents claim that it emphasizes qualifications and diversity over politics, but there is little empirical evidence regarding its performance. In Judicial Merit Selection, Greg Goelzhauser amasses a wealth of data to examine merit selection’s institutional performance from an internal perspective. While his previous book, Choosing State Supreme Court Justices, compares outcomes across selection mechanisms, here he delves into what makes merit selection unique—its use of nominating commissions to winnow applicants prior to gubernatorial appointment. Goelzhauser’s analyses include a rich case study from inside a nominating commission’s proceedings as it works to choose nominees; the use of public records to examine which applicants commissions choose and which nominees governors choose; evaluation of which attorneys apply for consideration and which judges apply for promotion; and examination of whether design differences across systems impact performance in the seating of qualified and diverse judges. The results have critical public policy implications.

Author : Greg Goelzhauser
Publisher : Temple University Press
ISBN 13 : 1439913404
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Choosing State Supreme Court Justices written by Greg Goelzhauser and published by Temple University Press. This book was released on 2016-06-15 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since 1940, more than half of all states have switched at least in part from popular election or elite appointment to experiment with merit selection in choosing some or all of their state supreme court justices. Under merit selection, a commission—often comprising some combination of judges, attorneys, and the general public—is tasked with considering applications from candidates vying to fill a judicial vacancy. Ostensibly, the commission forwards the best candidates to the governor, who ultimately appoints them. Presently, numerous states are debating whether to adopt or abolish merit selection. In his short, sharp book, Choosing State Supreme Court Justices, Greg Goelzhauser utilizes new data on more than 1,500 state supreme court justices seated from 1960 through 2014 to answer the question, Does merit selection produce better types of judges? He traces the rise of merit selection and explores whether certain judicial selection institutions favor candidates who have better qualifications, are more diverse, and have different types of professional experience. Goelzhauser’s results ultimately contribute to the broader debate concerning comparative institutional performance with respect to state judicial selection.

Author : American Bar Association. Commission on State Judicial Selection Standards
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 74 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Standards on State Judicial Selection written by American Bar Association. Commission on State Judicial Selection Standards and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Standards on State Judicial Selection were approved by the American Bar Association House of Delegates in July 2000"--Prelim. p.

Author : Herbert M. Kritzer
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108496334
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Judicial Selection in the States written by Herbert M. Kritzer and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020-04-30 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do legal professionalism and politics influence efforts to structure the process of selecting and retaining state judges?

Author : Sari S. Escovitz
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 76 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Judicial Selection and Tenure written by Sari S. Escovitz and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : American Judicature Society
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ISBN 13 : 9781928919001
Total Pages : 120 pages
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Download or read book Research on Judicial Selection, 1999 written by American Judicature Society and published by . This book was released on 2000-02 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Joanne Martin
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 86 pages
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Download or read book Merit Selection Commissions written by Joanne Martin and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Glenn R. Winters
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 212 pages
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Download or read book Judicial Selection and Tenure written by Glenn R. Winters and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : United States. Administrative Office of the United States Courts. Magistrate Judges Division
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 80 pages
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Download or read book The Selection and Appointment of United States Magistrate Judges written by United States. Administrative Office of the United States Courts. Magistrate Judges Division and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: