Judicial Selection Systems and Nomination Outcomes

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This article examines the importance of formal judicial selection systems for understanding the outcomes of judicial recruitment. Data collected concerning appointments of the Carter administration demonstrate that selection processes per se made little difference in the nature of the appointments made. The data also suggest that the identity of the political actor primarily responsible for generating the names of judgeship candidates may be a more important concern for understanding selection outcomes than formal selection processes.

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