Judicial retirement strategies: The judge's role in influencing party control of the appellate courts

American Politics Research

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 458-489

  Nixon, David C ^a   Haskin, J David ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0038927315     PISSN: 1532673X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1532673X00028004002     Document Type: Article

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