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Author Tarr, G. Alan (George Alan)

Title Without fear or favor : judicial independence and judicial accountability in the states / G. Alan Tarr
Published Palo Alto : Stanford University Press, 2012

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Description 1 online resource (280 pages)
Series Stanford studies in law and politics
Stanford studies in law and politics
Contents Creating and debating judicial independence and accountability -- Institutionalizing judicial independence and accountability -- The changing face of state judicial selection -- Analyzing judicial independence and accountability -- Reconsidering judicial elections -- Ensuring judicial independence and accountability in the twenty-first century
Summary The impartial administration of justice and the accountability of government officials are two of the most strongly held American values. Yet these values are often in direct conflict with one another. At the national level, the U.S. Constitution resolves this tension in favor of judicial independence, insulating judges from the undue influence of other political institutions, interest groups, and the general public. But at the state level, debate has continued as to the proper balance between judicial independence and judicial accountability. In this volume, constitutional scholar G. Alan Tar
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Judicial process -- United States -- States
Judicial independence -- United States -- States
LAW -- Civil Procedure.
LAW -- Legal Services.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- Judicial Branch.
Judicial process -- U.S. states
United States
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780804783507
0804783500