Supreme Chaos: The Politics of Judicial Confirmation & the Culture War
by By Pickering, Charles Willis
Category: Political Science , History & Theory

President George W. Bush twice unsuccessfully sought to have Judge Pickering congressionally confirmed for the US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals over the objections of a raft of civil rights, women's rights, and union groups, finally resorting to a recess appointment to temporarily place Pickering on the bench. Now retired from the bench, Pickering here offers his thoughts on the "broken" judicial confirmation process, echoing familiar right wing complaints about "judicial supremacy" on behalf of "left wing special interest groups," the "promotion of abortion," and "radical secularism." He saves his account of his own experiences for an anticipated future volume. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)