Ex Ante and Ex Post Control over Courts in the US States: Court Curbing and Political Party Influence

• In Event: Judicial Elections in the U.S. States

Brief Overview

I argue and test the theory that the use of ex post control mechanisms on courts (court curbing) depends on the ability of political parties to use ex ante control mechanisms (judicial selection), which has implications for judicial independence.

Author

• Michael Anthony Catalano, Binghamton University