Electing Justice

Richard Davis is Professor of Political Science at Brigham Young University. He is the author of The Web of Politics: The Internet's Impact on the American Political System, The Press and American Politics, 3rd edition, and Politics and the Media. He is co-author, with Diana Owen, of New Media and American Politics. He is also co-author, with Bruce Bimber, of Campaigning Online: The Internet in U.S. Elections, a book on the Internet's role in the 2000 elections.

"Electing Justice offers a useful and accessible tour of the current confirmation process, ultimately leading to a series of recommendations to fix perceived problems.... Davis also includes the suggestion that Supreme Court justices be elected, which is sure to be controversial. This volume would be an ideal choice for an advanced undergraduate course on judicial politics and perhaps as a supplementary text for a seminar on presidential and/or legislative politics. Davis' book is a 'good read' and is thought-provoking, to say the least, and it merits the attention of anyone interested in the politics of staffing the bench."--Law and Politics Book Review

• Introduction: A Broken Process ; 1. Traditional versus New Players ; 2. The Politics of Judicial Selection ; 3. How the Process Broke: The Transformation of the Supreme Court Appointment Process ; 4. New Roles for External Players ; 5. Today's Nomination Process: The Battle over Image ; 6. Reforming the Process ; Appendix A: A Note on Methodology ; Notes ; Index