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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11401/76755
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work is sponsored by the Stony Brook University Graduate School in compliance with the requirements for completion of degree.en_US
dc.formatMonograph
dc.format.mediumElectronic Resourceen_US
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherThe Graduate School, Stony Brook University: Stony Brook, NY.
dc.typeDissertation
dcterms.abstractMuch of the empirical work on judicial selection at the state level has failed to uncover any negative consequences of selecting judges in competitive elections. This dissertation examines three previously unconsidered potential consequences of using elections to select and reselect judges. Specifically, this dissertation examines whether voters in judicial elections are influenced by factors beyond the control of individual judges, whether elected judges are systematically less affected by the facts of the case than are appointed judges, and whether the practice of electing judges is harmful to minority rights. This dissertation uncovers evidence that suggests, while many of these consequences may not be true of elected judges generally, there may be some truth to them for judges selected and reselected in low-information judicial elections.
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dcterms.contributorSegal, Jeffrey A.en_US
dcterms.contributorLebo, Matthewen_US
dcterms.contributorPeress, Michaelen_US
dcterms.contributorReddick, Malia.en_US
dcterms.creatorD'Elia-Kueper, Justine Rose
dcterms.dateAccepted2017-09-20T16:51:07Z
dcterms.dateSubmitted2017-09-20T16:51:07Z
dcterms.descriptionDepartment of Political Scienceen_US
dcterms.extent130 pg.en_US
dcterms.formatMonograph
dcterms.formatApplication/PDFen_US
dcterms.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11401/76755
dcterms.issued2016-12-01
dcterms.languageen_US
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dcterms.publisherThe Graduate School, Stony Brook University: Stony Brook, NY.
dcterms.subjectPolitical science
dcterms.titleIs There Such a Thing as Too Much Democracy? : The Downsides of Democratizing State Courts
dcterms.typeDissertation


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