A nice balance between the conceptual and empirical, as well as the theoretical and practical, Judicial Politics is a uniquely accessible and interesting reader. Featuring carefully selected articles from Judicature, this reader delivers the journal’s renowned diversity of opinion, accessibility of writing, and welcome blend of both scholarly and real–world perspectives. Students will benefit from a varied and comprehensive set of views from judges, lawyers, law professors, and social scientists.

Elliot Slotnick provides important background and context for each section of the book, covering such topics as actors in the system, the politics of representation, state courts, and judicial policymaking. The third edition’s articles (of which 29 are new) reflect alternate—and in some case, opposing—points of view so that students can reflect more thoughtfully on the American justice system. Proven in the classroom, this new edition is useful for any course in judicial process, law and society, constitutional law, or judicial administration.

A nice balance between the conceptual and empirical, as well as the theoretical and practical, Judicial Politics is a uniquely accessible and interesting reader. Featuring carefully selected articles from Judicature, this reader delivers the journal’s renowned diversity of opinion, accessibility of writing, and welcome blend of both scholarly and real–world perspectives. Students will benefit from a varied and comprehensive set of views from judges, lawyers, law professors, and social scientists.

  Elliot Slotnick provides important background and context for each section of the book, covering such topics as actors in the system, the politics of representation, state courts, and judicial policymaking. The third edition’s articles (of which 29 are new) reflect alternate—and in some case, opposing—points of view so that students can reflect more thoughtfully on the American justice system. Proven in the classroom, this new edition is useful for any course in judicial process, law and society, constitutional law, or judicial administration.

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THE AMERICAN CONSTITUTIONAL SYSTEM AND THE ROLE OF THE SUPREME COURT IN THE AMERICAN POLITY

• The place of judicial review in the American tradition: the emergence of an eclectic power, Elliot E. Slotnick


• Judicial review: the usurpation and democracy questions, Albert P. Melone and George Mace


• NEW! The judiciary is too powerful, Clifford Taylor


• Interpreting the Constitution: the case for judicial restraint, J. Clifford Wallace


• NEW! Judicial review is exercised properly, Avern Cohn


• Interpreting the Constitution: the Supreme Court's proper and historic function, Jeffrey M. Shaman

• Judicial selection in the United States: a special report, Larry C. Berkson


• NEW! Interest groups and state court elections: a new era and its challenges, Clive Thomas, Michael Boyer, and Ronald Hrebenar


• NEW! Trends in judicial retention elections: 1964-1998, Larry Aspin


• NEW! A historical perspective on federal judicial selection, Elliot E. Slotnick


• NEW! The judicial confirmation process: mobilizing elites, mobilizing masses, Nancy Scherer


• NEW! George W. Bush remaking the judiciary: like father, like son?, Sheldon Goldman, Elliot E. Slotnick, Gerard Gryski, Gary Zuk, and Sara Schiavoni


• NEW! The decision-making behavior of George W. Bush’s judicial appointees: far right, conservative, or moderate?, Robert A. Carp, Kenneth L. Manning, and Ronald Stidham

• From U.S. magistrates to U.S. magistrate judges: developments affecting the federal district courts' lower tier of judicial officers, Christopher E. Smith


• Law clerks: their roles and relationships with their judges, David Crump


• NEW! Legal information vs. legal advice: developments during the last five years, John Greacen

• The legal profession: a critical evaluation, Arlin M. Adams


• Truth, justice, and the client's interest: Can the lawyer serve all three?, Nathan L. Posner


• Contingency fee lawyers as gatekeepers in the civil justice system, Herbert M. Kritzer

• Civil rights litigation by organizations: constraints and choices, Stephen L. Wasby


• Friendly fire: amici curiae and Webster v. Reproductive Health Services, Susan M. Behuniak


• Nonlegal advice: The amicus briefs in Webster v. Reproductive Health Services, Jack E. Rossotti, Laura Natelson, and Raymond Tatalovich


• NEW! The solicitor general as amicus, 1953-2000: how influential?, Rebecca E. Deen, Joseph Ignagni, and James Meernik

• And then there were six: the decline of the American jury, Peter W. Sperlich


• NEW! Jury summit 2001, Robert Boatright and Elissa Krause


• NEW! Complex scientific evidence and the jury, Robert Myers, Ronald Reinstein, and Gordon Griller


• Scientific jury selection: what social scientists know and do not know, Shari Seidman Diamond


• The capital jury: is it tilted toward death?, William J. Bowers


• Is the grand jury worth keeping?, Susan W. Brenner

• Should there be affirmative action for the judiciary? Sheldon Goldman


• NEW! Women and minorities on state and federal appellate benches, Mark S. Hurwitz and Drew Noble Lanier


• NEW! Clinton and diversification of the federal judiciary, Rorie L. Spill and Kathleen A. Bratton


• Voting behavior and gender on the U.S. courts of appeals, Sue Davis, Susan Haire, and Donald R. Songer


• The Supreme Court and the grass roots: whom does the Court represent best?, Thomas R. Marshall

• Policy making by prosecutors: the uses of discretion in regulating plea bargaining, Alissa Pollitz Worden


• Twenty years of sentencing reform: steps forward, steps backward, Michael Tonry


• “Three strikes and you're out”: Are repeat offender laws having their anticipated effects?, John Clark, James Austin, and D. Alan Henry


• Race and crime: what evidence is there that race influences results in the criminal justice system? Norval Morris


• NEW! Causes and consequences of wrongful convictions: an essay-review, Hugo Adam Bedeau


• NEW! The changing role of the trial judge, Edmund Ludwig

• Deciding what to decide: how the Supreme Court sets its agenda, D. Marie Provine


• Some thoughts on judicial restraint, John Paul Stevens


• Some thoughts on the Supreme Court's workload, William J. Brennan Jr.


• Caseload, conflicts, and decisional capacity: does the Supreme Court need help?, Arthur D. Hellman


• The Rehnquist Court's shrinking plenary docket, David M. O’Brien


• Federal court reform should start at the top, Roger J. Miner


• NEW! Deciding what to decide, Edward Hartnett

• The functions and importance of appellate oral argument: some views of lawyers and federal judges, Stephen L. Wasby


• Justice Brennan and the institutionalization of dissent assignment, Beverly Blair Cook


• The spirit of dissent, J. Louis Campbell III


• NEW! How Supreme Court justices respond to litigant requests to overturn precedent, Jeffrey A. Segal and Robert M. Howard


• Justice Frankfurter and Justice Reed: friendship and lobbying on the Court, Bradley C. Canon, Kimberly Greenfield, and Jason S. Fleming


• Freshman opinion writing on the U.S. Supreme Court, 1921-1991, Terry Bowen and John M. Scheb II

• NEW! Philosopher kings or political actors? How the media portray the Supreme Court, Rorie L. Spill and Zoe M. Oxley


• The Supreme Court decided today,…or did it?, Elliot E. Slotnick and Jennifer A. Segal


• NEW! Should we blame Judge Judy? The messages TV courtrooms send viewers, Kimberlianne Podlas


• Supreme Court and public support for rights claims, Thomas R. Marshall and Joseph Ignagni


• Public perception of the Supreme Court in the 1990s, John M. Scheb II and William Lyons


• NEW! The impact of Bush v. Gore on public perceptions and knowledge of the Supreme Court, Herbert M. Kritzer


• Public outreach: The cornerstone of judicial independence, Kevin M. Esterling

• NEW! Interactions between legislatures and courts, Mark Miller


• NEW! Congressional responses to federal circuit court decisions, Stefanie Lindquist and David Yalof


• The Senate's confirmation role in Supreme Court nominations and the politics of ideology versus impartiality, Albert P. Melone


• The confirmation process: too much advice and too little consent, William Bradford Reynolds


• Supreme Court confirmation hearings: a view from the Senate, George Watson and John Stookey


• NEW! The judicial confirmation process and the blue slip, Brannon P. Denning


• NEW! Assessing the senate confirmation process: The index of obstruction and delay, Sheldon Goldman

• NEW! The state of state courts, Shirley S. Abrahamson


• NEW! Problem solving justice: a quiet revolution, Greg Berman and John Feinblatt


• The new federalism: state constitutions and state courts, Shirley S. Abrahamson and Diane S. Gutmann


• State supreme court commitment to state law, Michael Esler

• Arbitration vs. mediation--explaining the differences, John W. Cooley


• ADR problems and prospects: looking to the future, Stephen B. Goldberg, Eric D. Green, and Frank E.A. Sander

• Reining in the federal judiciary, Edwin Meese III and Rhett DeHart


• NEW! Judicial decision making and election year rhetoric, Jennifer Segal


• Arrogation of power or accountability: "judicial imperialism" revisited, Stephen L. Wasby


• NEW! Why should we care about independent and accountable judges? Bruce Fein and Burt Neuborne


• Attacks on judges: Why they fail, Barry Friedman

“The third edition of Judicial Politics: Readings from Judicature is an excellent combination of classic and recent material concerning the judiciary and its intersection with the U.S. political environment. Almost every section contains material with new insight into the judiciary's roles in society.”

"Elliot Slotnick has combined informed commentary and empirical studies appearing in Judicature over the years in this well-constructed reader that students in public law classes, especially those gearing up for law school, will find both helpful and insightful. This new edition of Judicial Politics includes recent selections that illustrate the latest in scholarship and illuminate current political controversies about courts and their work. Students will both be challenged and captivated by these readings."

"I am very excited for this new edition of Judicial Politics:Readings from Judicature. The table of contents proves this is an excellent supplement that is substantially better than the last edition, if that is possible. The readings will enable me to expose undergraduates in my judicial process class to the classics, and also prepare them exceptionally well for graduate school or law school."

"This third edition of Judicial Politics: Readings from Judicature, edited by Elliott Slotnick, performs a unique function for the community of scholars teaching courses in judicial politics. Compiling wonderfully literate articles from Judicature, the volume provides insightful and up-to-date essays on key aspects of the judicial system."

Elliot E. Slotnick is professor of political science and associate dean of the Graduate School at The Ohio State University, where he has taught since 1977. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota in 1976. Slotnick is co-editor of Readings in American Government and Politics, Third Edition (1998) and co-author of Television News and the Supreme Court: All the News That's Fit to Air?, (1998). He has published widely in numerous political science, law, and policy journals. Presently, Slotnick is collaborating with Sheldon Goldman on a series of articles on judicial selection during the Clinton and Bush administrations. He has been a recipient of The Ohio State University's Outstanding Teacher Award as well as the Mentoring Award from the Law and Courts section of the American Political Science Association.