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Judicial Selection: Casting a Wider Net

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At one time a large percentage of federal judges had served in legislative bodies prior to their appointment to the bench. Today, however, former legislators are a rare exception in the ranks of the federal judiciary. This article suggests that this state of affairs has been brought about to a large extent by the view that selecting judges according to merit is somehow incompatible with selecting “politicians,†that is, legislators. This is unfortunate, because people with legislative experience can bring a number of useful attitudes and experiences to the federal bench.

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  • Abner J. Mikva, 1982. "Judicial Selection: Casting a Wider Net," The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, , vol. 462(1), pages 125-135, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:anname:v:462:y:1982:i:1:p:125-135
    DOI: 10.1177/0002716282462001011
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