Judicial selection in the states : politics and the struggle for reform /
Kritzer, Herbert M.,1947-author.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : The Challenges of Judicial Selection and Retention in the States -- North Carolina : Partisanship in the Extreme -- Arkansas : Third Time Was the Charm -- West Virginia : Change and Chaos -- Tennessee : Unconstraining the Governor's Choice of Appellate Judges -- Georgia : Nonpartisan Elections as Part of Court Modernization -- Mississippi : A Complex of Factors -- Utah : The Two Step -- New Mexico : Finding Its Own Unique Approach -- Connecticut, Rhode Island, and South Carolina : Adding "Merit" to Nonelective Systems -- Florida and South Dakota : Unsuccessful Efforts to Extend the Missouri Plan -- Nevada and Ohio : Voters Say No to the Missouri Plan -- Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Texas, and New Hampshire : Talk, Talk, Talk, But No Results -- Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma : Unsuccessful Efforts to End "Merit" -- Nominating Commissions -- Conclusion : What Do We Want in Our Judges?
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