Advice & dissent the struggle to shape the federal judiciary /
"Explores the state of the federal judicial selection system. Reconstructs the history and contemporary practice of advice and consent, identifying political, institutional causes of conflict over judicial selection and consequences of such battles. Advocates pragmatic reforms of the institutio...
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| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
Brookings Institution Press,
c2009.
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Table of Contents:
- The struggle to shape the federal judiciary
- The origins and evolution of advice and consent
- How senators influence the choice of nominees
- The dynamics of Senate confirmation
- Constructing the federal bench
- The consequences of conflict over judicial selection
- Reforming advice and consent.