Supreme Democracy: The End of Elitism in Supreme Court Nominations

by Richard Davis

Book Overview

In the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Supreme Court nominations were driven by presidents, senators, and some legal community elites. Many nominations were quick processes with little Senate deliberation, minimal publicity and almost no public involvement. Today, however, confirmation takes 81 days on average-Justice Antonin Scalia's former seat has already taken much longer to fill-and it is typically a media spectacle. How did the Supreme...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190656964
• ISBN13: 9780190656966
• Release Date: July 2017
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"