Doctoral Dissertation Research in Law and Social Science: The Role of Political Parties and Organized Interests in the Selection of State Supreme Court Justices

法律和社会科学博士论文研究：政党和有组织利益在州最高法院法官选拔中的作用

• 批准号: 1023429
• 负责人: Edward Carmines
• 金额: $ 1.19万
• 依托单位: Indiana University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-07-01 至 2012-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1023429&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Doctoral; Dissertation; Research; Law; Social

The purpose of this project is to examine the role that political parties and interest groups play in the selection of state supreme court justices. This research will examine an array of different campaign activities to determine whether the involvement of parties and interest groups varies depending on the type of selection system, the competitiveness of the race, the broader political environment, and the type of group. This project will survey political parties, interest groups, and court candidates to determine the type and level of involvement of parties and interest groups in the selection of state supreme court justices. This data will help to clarify how the selection process affects the impartiality, independence, and accountability of state supreme court systems.Scholars, policymakers, and the public have long debated whether state supreme court justices should be elected or appointed, and if the former, what type of election system is preferable. This debate is often framed as a fundamental dichotomy between judicial independence and judicial accountability, the former usually associated with judicial appointment, the latter with judicial election. However, despite the rapidly expanding research in this area, it is still not well understood to what extent political parties and interest groups have become involved in selecting justices, though their participation implicates both accountability and independence. The findings from this project will contribute to a better understanding of the dynamics of judicial elections.

该项目的目的是研究政党和利益集团在州最高法院法官选举中发挥的作用。这项研究将考察一系列不同的竞选活动，以确定政党和利益集团的参与是否因选举制度的类型、种族的竞争力、更广泛的政治环境和团体类型而异。该项目将对政党、利益集团和法院候选人进行调查，以确定政党和利益集团参与州最高法院法官选拔的类型和程度。这些数据将有助于澄清选拔过程如何影响州最高法院系统的公正性、独立性和问责制。学者、政策制定者和公众长期以来一直在争论州最高法院法官是否应该选举或任命，如果前者，哪种类型的选举制度更可取。这场辩论通常被视为司法独立与司法问责之间的基本二分法，前者通常与司法任命相关，后者与司法选举相关。然而，尽管这一领域的研究迅速扩大，但政党和利益集团在多大程度上参与了大法官的选拔仍不清楚，尽管他们的参与意味着问责制和独立性。该项目的研究结果将有助于更好地了解司法选举的动态。