Format:
Online-Ressource (xiii, 253 p)
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ill
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24 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2007 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
0814740340
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9780814740347
Content:
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
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-237) and index
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Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; 1 The Study of Judicial Elections; 2 First Amendment Limits on Regulating Judicial Campaigns; 3 The Changing Tone of Judicial Election Campaigns as a Result of White; 4 The Dynamics of Campaign Spending in State Supreme Court Elections; 5 Interest Group Participation in Judicial Elections; 6 Partisan Involvement in Partisan and Nonpartisan Trial Court Elections; 7 Judicial Elections in the News; 8 Voter Responses to High-Visibility Judicial Campaigns; 9 Competition as Accountability in State Supreme Court Elections
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10 Judicial Selection Methods and Capital Punishment in the American States11 Judicial Reform and the Future of Judicial Elections; Bibliography; About the Contributors; Index
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780814740347
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Running for Judge : The Rising Political, Financial, and Legal Stakes of Judicial Elections
Language:
English
