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Index
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Why the Senate Shuns the Smartest Judges
Why Have the Battles Escalated Over Time?
The Courts as Legislative Bodies
Consensus as the Norm
The Ever-Growing Role of the Federal Courts
1: The Battles Are Getting Worse
Waiting to Be Judges: The Personal Costs
2: Supreme Battles
How Nominations Have Changed
Confirmation Traditions: Competence, Propriety, and Temperament
Breaking with Convention
Confirmations after Bork
3: The Fight over Lower Court Appointments
Placing Blame
Confirmation Delays
Confirmation Rates
Comparing Judicial and Cabinet Nominations
4: Who Has the Toughest Time Getting Confirmed?
Factors that Predict Who Will Be Confirmed
A Brief Overview: Ideology, Temperament, and Judicial Quality by Administration
Increased Polarization
Factors that Lengthen the Confirmation Process
How the Characteristics of Individual Nominees Determine Confirmation Rates
How the Characteristics of Individual Nominees Determine Supreme Court Confirmations
Confirmation Battles over Cabinet Members
Conclusion
5: ABA Ratings: What Do They Really Measure?
Determining ABA Scores for Judicial Nominees
ABA Scores and Judicial Influence
6: Increasing Tenure
Conclusion
Appendix for Chapter 4
Appendix for Chapter 5
Data Appendix
Bibliography
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