Contemplating Courts

Reflecting the pluralism of issues and approaches at work in the field, this thought-provoking reader for every student of political science presents contemporary essays by a wide range of recognized authorities on judicial politics. It explores such topics as uninformed voters electing judges and the credibility of victims of sexual violence. Sections on legal actors, trial courts, the lower appellate courts, the Supreme Court, and the impact of courts illustrate the breadth and depth of judicial politics studies, and convey the array of contemporary thinking at work in the field.Lee Epstein is the author of 'Contemplating Courts', published 1995 under ISBN 9780871879820 and ISBN 0871879824.