Judicial Characteristics and Judicial Decision-Making Study, 1955

This study collected information on the judges serving on American state supreme courts and the United States Supreme Court in 1955. Background data were obtained from standard biographical sources, and judicial decision measures were derived from court records. The variables assessed party identifi...

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Main Author: Nagel, Stuart S. (Author)
Format: Electronic Research Data
Language:English
Published: [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] [Verlag nicht ermittelbar] 1984
In:Year: 1984
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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Keywords:
United States
United States Supreme Court
biographical data
career history
Judges
judicial decisions
memberships
political affiliation
state supreme courts
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Summary:This study collected information on the judges serving on American state supreme courts and the United States Supreme Court in 1955. Background data were obtained from standard biographical sources, and judicial decision measures were derived from court records. The variables assessed party identification, organizational affiliations, judicial decision scores in over a dozen separate areas, and the career history of judges.
DOI:10.3886/ICPSR07084.v1