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001 2009026626
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008 090625s2009 dcua b 001 0 eng
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020 $a9780815703402 (pbk. : alk. paper)
020 $a0815703406 (pbk. : alk. paper)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn368046271
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050 00 $aKF8776$b.B56 2009
082 00 $a347.73/14$222
100 1 $aBinder, Sarah A.
245 10 $aAdvice & dissent :$bthe struggle to shape the federal judiciary /$cSarah A. Binder and Forrest Maltzman.
246 30 $aStruggle to shape the federal judiciary
246 3 $aAdvice and dissent
260 $aWashington, D.C. :$bBrookings Institution Press,$cc2009.
300 $axii, 198 p. :$bill. ;$c23 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aThe 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.
520 $a"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 institutions of judicial selection that harness incentives of presidents and senators together"--Provided by publisher.
650 0 $aJudges$xSelection and appointment$zUnited States.
700 1 $aMaltzman, Forrest,$d1963-