The Voting Behavior of the Federalist Society Senators in Federal Judicial Nominations

• In Event: Conservatism and the Courts

Brief Overview

We examine how U.S. Senators affiliated with the Federalist Society behave in judicial confirmations of judicial nominees. To do so, we compile a novel dataset of 75,000 senator votes on judicial nominations.

Authors

• Christine C Bird, The University of Texas at Austin

• Jonathan M. King, Michigan State University

• Zachary A McGee, St Lawrence University