An Institutional Analysis of Turnover in the Lower Federal Courts, 1900–1987

The Journal of Politics

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 1990, Pages 457-476

  Barrow, Deborah J ^a   Zuk, Gary ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84971845306     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: 14682508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2131902     Document Type: Article

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