Retirement and death in office of U.S. Supreme Court justices

Demography

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 269-298

  Stolzenberg, Ross M ^a   Lindgren, James ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77952929630     PISSN: 00703370     EISSN: 15337790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/dem.0.0100     Document Type: Article

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