NCJ Number
81825
Journal
Law and Policy Quarterly Volume: 2 Issue: 2 Dated: (April 1980) Pages: 133-160
Date Published
1980
Length
28 pages
Annotation
This study investigates voter participation in the contested nonpartisan elections for California Superior Court judge from 1958-1978.
Abstract
Focusing upon the variations among and within the state's counties, the analysis attempts to assess the contributions of sociological, environmental, and institutional variables to the level of participation. An exploration of the policy implications of the findings suggests, among other things, that judicial elections in large metropolitan areas might well be abandoned and replaced with some system of gubernatorial appointment and reappointment of judges. (Author abstract)