Running for Judge: The Rising Political, Financial, and Legal Stakes of Judicial Elections

Book Overview

Across the country, races for judgeships are becoming more and more politically contested. As a result, several states and cities are now considering judicial election reform. Running for Judge examines the increasingly contentious judicial elections over the last twenty-five years by providing a timely, insightful analysis of judicial elections. The book ties together the current state of the judicial elections literature, and presents...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814740979
• ISBN13: 9780814740972
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 253 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.9"