Recruitment to the British appellate judiciary, 1876-1972: causal models
This study seeks to advance understanding about the recruitment of judges to the appellate courts in Great Britain, the Court of Appeal and the House of Lords, from the ranks of those serving in the higher British judiciary between 1876 and 1972. Beginning with a literature search to support theory...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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1992
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International political science review
Year: 1992, Volume: 13, Issue: 3, Pages: 249-267 |
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| Summary: | This study seeks to advance understanding about the recruitment of judges to the appellate courts in Great Britain, the Court of Appeal and the House of Lords, from the ranks of those serving in the higher British judiciary between 1876 and 1972. Beginning with a literature search to support theory construction to the topic, it postulates a set of interrelated hypotheses explaining this recruitment and states these hypotheses formally and in a causal model. The model is then empirically estimated against data on the background and attributes of the 317 individuals serving in the higher British judiciary from 1876 to 1972. The model confirms well-known propositions about how one advances within the British judiciary, but also documents surprisingly large effects on recruitment for the judges' family social status. L'article étudie les caractères sociodémographiques et politiques des juges britanniques des Cours de deuxième instance, de la Cour d'Appel, et de la Chambre des Lords, de 1876 à 1972, à l'aide d'un modèle causal dérivé d'hypothèses formulées par des études antérieures. Un test du modèle portant sur 317 juges confirme les hypothèses les mieux établies et révèle l'importance considérable du statut social familial. |
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| ISSN: | 1460-373X |