Confirmation Hearings and Public Views of the Court: Evidence from a Two-Wave Panel

• In Event: Supreme Court Nominations and Confirmation Hearings

Brief Overview

Do politicized confirmation hearings weaken Supreme Court legitimacy? Using a two-wave panel, I test the impact of Justice Barrett’s recent confirmation hearing on views of the justices, judicial decision-making, and public support for the Court.

Author

• Christopher Newell Krewson, Brigham Young University-Provo