Modern Federal Judicial Selection

Federal and State Judicial Selection in an Interest Group Perspective

The literature on judicial selection systems has given considerable attention to the role that politicians and their parties – through their legislative roles – have played in the adoption and operation of these judicial selection systems. Less attention, however, has been given to both the effect that interest groups, broadly defined, have in the creation and implementation of judicial selecti...

Rethinking Federal Judicial Selection

Federal Judicial Selection in a Time of Divided Government,

Sealed Cases in Federal Courts

This Federal Judicial Center publication was undertaken in furtherance of the Center's statutory mission to conduct and stimulate research and development for the improvement of judicial administration. The views expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the Federal Judicial Center.

The Warren Court : Constitutional Decision

The appointment in 1953 of Earl Warren as Chief Justice of the United States marked the beginning of a new era in the development of constitutional law. In the ensuing years changes of vast dimension and historic impact have taken place. Few men are better qualified to assess the significance of the decisions of the Warren Court than Archibald Cox, student of law, teacher of law and, from 1961 ...