Table of Contents for Scoring Points
Scoring Points
Politicians, Activists, and the Lower Federal Court Appointment Process
Nancy Scherer
Table of Contents for Knowledge and Money
Table of Contents for
Scoring Points
List of Tables and Figures
Acknowledgments
Introduction
PART ONE: Judicial Selection in Historical Perspective
1.The Theory of Elite Mobilization
2.From Patronage to Policy
PART TWO: Elite Mobilization Strategies for the Modern Political Era
3.The Role of Political Ideology in the Lower Court Nomination Process
4.Affirmative Action and Judicial Selection
5.Political Activists Turn Their Attention to the Confirmation Phase of the Appointment Process
6.The Rise of Senate Obstructionism in the Judicial Confirmation Process
7.The Lower Court Judicial Selection as a Campaign Issue
8.The Impact of Divided Government on the Lower Court Appointment Process
9.Conclusion
Appendices
List of Cases
Notes
Reference
Index