Recruitment of chief justices on state supreme courts: A choice between institutional and personal goals

Journal of Politics

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 656-675

  Langer, Laura ^a   McMullen, Jody ^b   Ray, Nicholas P ^a   Stratton, Daniel D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

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EID: 0042172861     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-2508.00206     Document Type: Review

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