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- Title
Judicial Independence: Evidence from a Natural Experiment.
- Authors
Graves, Scott E.; Howard, Robert M.; Corley, Pamela C.
- Abstract
In this article, we directly test the presence of judicial independence by examining judicial recess appointees who have later been confirmed by the Senate to full-time Article III judicial positions. Specifically, we compare the votes of recess-appointed courts of appeals judges during their temporary appointment tenure with a similar period following Senate confirmation. We find substantial differences in pre- and postconfirmation voting, suggesting that the structural protections of the Constitution provide judges a certain amount of independence.
- Subjects
JUDICIAL independence; APPOINTEES; COMPARATIVE studies; JUDICIAL selection &; appointment; EMPLOYMENT tenure; CONSTITUTIONS
- Publication
Law & Policy, 2014, Vol 36, Issue 1, p68
- ISSN
0265-8240
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/lapo.12014