The next Justice : repairing the Supreme Court appointments process / Christopher L. Eisgruber.

Author/creator Eisgruber, Christopher L.
Format Book
Publication InfoPrinceton : Princeton University Press, ©2007.
Descriptionxiii, 239 pages ; 25 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects
United States. Supreme Court--Officials and employees. --Selection and appointment.
Judges--Selection and appointment. --United States.
Political questions and judicial power--United States.

Contents A broken process in partisan times -- Why judges cannot avoid political controversy -- The incoherence of judicial restraint -- Politics at the court -- Why judges sometimes agree when politicians cannot -- Judicial philosophies and why they matter -- How presidents have raised the stakes -- Should the Senate defer to the president? -- How to change the hearings -- What kinds of justices should we want? -- The path forward.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 193-224) and index.
LCCN 2007018609
ISBN9780691134970 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0691134979 (hardcover : alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks KF 8742 .E357 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold