Judicial Selection: Casting a Wider Net

Abner J. Mikva

The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 1982, vol. 462, issue 1, 125-135

Abstract: At one time a large percentage of federal judges had served in legislative bodies prior to their appointment to the bench. Today, however, former legislators are a rare exception in the ranks of the federal judiciary. This article suggests that this state of affairs has been brought about to a large extent by the view that selecting judges according to merit is somehow incompatible with selecting “politicians,†that is, legislators. This is unfortunate, because people with legislative experience can bring a number of useful attitudes and experiences to the federal bench.

Date: 1982
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