The next justice repairing the Supreme Court appointments process - Eisgruber, Christopher L.; ebrary, Inc. (Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2007)
A broken process in partisan times -- Why judges cannot avoid political controversy -- The incoherence of judicial restraint -- Politics at the court -- Why judges sometimes agree when politicians cannot -- Judicial philosophies and why they matter -- How presidents have raised the stakes -- Should the Senate defer to the president? -- How to change the hearings -- What kinds of justices should we want? -- The path forward.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction.
Keywords: United States. -- Supreme Court -- Officials and employees -- Selection and appointment; Judges -- Selection and appointment -- United States; Political questions and judicial power -- United States; Electronic books