Regulating Judicial Elections

Assessing State Codes of Judicial Conduct
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-138-65382-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 176 Seiten, Format (B × H): 239 mm x 162 mm, Gewicht: 376 g

Reihe: Law, Courts and Politics

State judicial elections are governed by a unique set of rules that enforce longstanding norms of judicial independence by limiting how judicial candidates campaign. These rules have been a key part of recent debates over judicial elections and have been the subject of several U.S. Supreme Court cases.

Regulating Judicial Elections provides the first accounting of the efficacy and consequences of such rules. C. Scott Peters re-frames debates over judicial elections by shifting away from all-or-nothing claims about threats to judicial independence and focusing instead on the trade-offs inherent in our checks and balances system. In doing so, he is able to examine the costs and benefits of state ethical restrictions. Peters finds that while some parts of state codes of conduct achieve their desired goals, others may backfire and increase the politicization of judicial elections. Moreover, modest gains in the protection of independence come at the expense of the effectiveness of elections as accountability mechanisms. These empirical findings will inform ongoing normative debates about judicial elections.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Peters, C. Scott

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Zentralregierung
• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Staats- und Verfassungsrecht
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Campaigning for Justice 2. Independence, Accountability, Ethics and Information in Judicial Elections 3. Regulating Impartiality in Judicial Elections 4. Issues and Images in Candidate Advertising 5. Filling the Vacuum: The Influence of Interest Groups and Parties 6. The Cost and Competitiveness of Elections 7. The Costs and Benefits of Regulating Campaigning in Judicial Elections

Über Autor(innen)

C. Scott Peters is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Northern Iowa.