Artemus Ward 
Deciding to Leave [PDF ebook] 
The Politics of Retirement from the United States Supreme Court

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The first sustained examination of the process by which justices elect to leave the United States Supreme Court.

While much has been written on Supreme Court appointments, Deciding to Leave provides the first systematic look at the process by which justices decide to retire from the bench, and why this has become increasingly partisan in recent years. Since 1954, generous retirement provisions and decreasing workloads have allowed justices to depart strategically when a president of their own party occupies the White House. Otherwise, the justices remain in their seats, often past their ability to effectively participate in the work of the Court. While there are benefits and drawbacks to various reform proposals, Ward argues that mandatory retirement goes farthest in combating partisanship and protecting the institution of the Court.

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Preface
1. The Politics of Departure in the U.S. Supreme Court

Departure in Comparative Perspective

Departure Politics in Historical Context

Overview


2. 1789–1800: Traveling Postboys


Indisposition and the Early Supreme Court

Disagreeable Tours

Conclusion


3. 1801–1868: Crippled Courts


Army of Judges

Imminent Danger of Sudden Death

Needy and Half-Paid Men

Abridgement of Tenure, Facility of Removal, or Some Other Modification

If Mr. Clay Had Been Elected

Overview


4. 1869–1896: Old Imbeciles on the Bench


Dangerous in its Operation

1869 Retirement Act

The Disputed Election of 1876

The Evarts Act

Conclusion


5. 1897–1936: Old Fools and Young Spirits


The Field Effect

Evarts Act Redux

Increased Caseloads

Conclusion


6. 1937–1954: Senior Status


A War with a Fool at the Top

1937 Retirement Act

Untimely Deaths

Conclusion


7. 1954–1970: The Limits of Power


1954 Retirement Act

Cantankerous Fellows

An Extraconstitutional Arrangement

Conclusion


8. 1971–1999: Appointed for Life


He Ought to Get Off the Court Too

Old and Coming Apart

Conclusion


9. 2000–Present: A Self-Inflicted Wound


The Disputed Election of 2000

That’
s For Me to Know and You to Find Out

Conclusion


10. Conclusion: Imaginary Danger?


Ability and Inability

The Rule of 100

Lightening the Burden

Mandatory Retirement

Conclusion


Appendix A


Letter from Byron White to Warren Burger, Oct. 20, 1975


Appendix B


Letter from Warren E. Burger, William J. Brennan, Jr., Potter Stewart, Byron R. White, Thurgood Marshall, Harry A. Blackmun, Lewis F. Powell, and William H. Rehnquist to William O. Douglas, December 22, 1975

Appendix C


Letter from John Paul Stevens to William H. Rehnquist, October 28, 1988


Notes
Bibliography
Index

Sobre el autor

Artemus Ward is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Northern Illinois University.

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Idioma Inglés ● Formato PDF ● Páginas 358 ● ISBN 9780791487228 ● Tamaño de archivo 2.3 MB ● Editorial State University of New York Press ● Ciudad Albany ● País US ● Publicado 2012 ● Descargable 24 meses ● Divisa EUR ● ID 7665207 ● Protección de copia Adobe DRM
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