Change over tenure: Voting, variance, and decision making on the U.S. courts of appeals

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 490-503

  Kaheny, Erin B ^a   Haire, Susan Brodie ^b,c   Benesh, Sara C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION   (United States)

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EID: 47249125884     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: 15405907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5907.2008.00325.x     Document Type: Article

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