Why “Go Public”? Presidential Use of Nominees to the U.S. Courts of Appeals

Presidential Studies Quarterly

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 110-122

  Holmes, Lisa M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

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EID: 85164795154     PISSN: 03604918     EISSN: 17415705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-5705.2007.02631.x     Document Type: Article

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