Lower Federal Court Judicial Confirmation Fights: A Critical Review of the Empirical Literature and Future Research Directions

Unlike the massive literature about US Supreme Court confirmation battles, little has been written about lower federal court confirmation fights. However, in the past 20 years much has been written about the lower federal court confirmation process. Here, we take stock of the political science liter...

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Published inPS, political science & politics Vol. 47; no. 1; pp. 149 - 164
Main Authors Shomade, Salmon A., Hartley, Roger E., Holmes, Lisa M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, USA Cambridge University Press 01.01.2014
Subjects
Administrative courts
Appellate courts
Courts
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Federal courts
Hearings & confirmations
Intellectuals
Judges & magistrates
Judicial system
Lower courts
Political interest groups
Political research
Political Science
Research Methodology
Senators
Supreme Courts
United States of America
United States Senate
United States Supreme Court
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Summary:Unlike the massive literature about US Supreme Court confirmation battles, little has been written about lower federal court confirmation fights. However, in the past 20 years much has been written about the lower federal court confirmation process. Here, we take stock of the political science literature in this area and highlight where scholarly interest appears to be going. Believing a contemporary assessment of the state of the field should be of interest and use to scholars of American politics, we dissect the recent empirical literature and offer suggestions for future research. Most importantly, we offer a one-stop shop for recent literature for scholars interested in this topic.
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ISSN:1049-0965
1537-5935
DOI:10.1017/S1049096513001510