Strategic Selection: Presidential Nomination of Supreme Court Justices from Herbert Hoover Through George W. Bush

by Christine L. Nemacheck

Book Overview

The process by which presidents decide whom to nominate to fill Supreme Court vacancies is obviously of far-ranging importance, particularly because the vast majority of nominees are eventually confirmed. But why is one individual selected from among a pool of presumably qualified candidates? In Strategic Selection: Presidential Nomination of Supreme Court Justices from Herbert Hoover through George W. Bush, Christine Nemacheck makes heavy...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813927439
• ISBN13: 9780813927435
• Release Date: May 2008
• Publisher: University of Virginia Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.7" x 8.4"