Judicious choices : the new politics of Supreme Court confirmations

Silverstein, Mark 1947- (Author).

Summary: The announcement of Justice Blackman's retirement from the Supreme Court could have hurled the president, the Senate, and American society into a potentially divisive search for a new nominee to the Court. Rather than simply choosing the best possible candidate, the president instead compiles lists and weighs the political cost of pushing each candidate through the Senate and on to the Court.

Record details

ISBN: 0393036928
ISBN: 9780393036923
ISBN: 0393964493
ISBN: 9780393964493
Physical Description: print
x, 188 pages ; 22 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : W.W. Norton & Co., ©1994.
Copyright: ©1994

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	The agony of Abe Fortas -- The judiciary : the changing nature of judicial power -- The Democrats : the coming of the new progressives -- The Republicans : the coming of the new right -- The Senate : from men's club to publicity machine -- Conclusion : the democratization of the confirmation process -- Epilogue : the Ginsburg appointment.