The New Legitimacy: A Consideration of the Reasons for Partisanship in Senate Confirmation Hearings for Supreme Court Justices

• In Event: JSS 8
  In JSS Session: Law & Society

Brief Overview

Through case studies and analysis of the development of the Supreme Court confirmation process, this paper seeks to understand why the confirmation process has become so contentious, arguing that there is a new standard of legitimacy for nominees.

Author

• Christopher Lloyd Goffos, Hillsdale College