This book explores how the lower federal court appointment process became vastly politicized in the modern era. It demonstrates that there was little party-polarized voting in the lower federal courts until the late 1960s, and that the use of elite mobilization strategies changed this.
This book explores how the lower federal court appointment process became vastly politicized in the modern era. It demonstrates that there was little party-polarized voting in the lower federal courts until the late 1960s, and that the use of elite mobilization strategies changed this.
Nancy Scherer is Assistant Professor of Political Science at The Ohio State University.
"...Scoring Points is an important contribution to the literature on the selection of lower federal court judges, and more generally on the American political system." - Perspectives on Politics "Scoring Points is a provocative work that breaks new theoretical ground in linking the transformation of the American party system to the politicization of the federal judiciary. Scherer is a forceful advocate for her thesis. This is a book that will be discussed and cited for years to come." - Sheldon Goldman, University of Massachusetts, Amherst "What a splendid, and spectacularly timely, achievement! Scherer has produced the best discussion, by far, of political contests over the lower federal courts. Her discussion is full of surprises about American history, American politics, and American judges. A truly indispensable guide." - Cass Sunstein, University of Chicago Law School
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