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The Politics of Judicial Appointment: Do Party Connections Impede the Appointment of Women to Canada’s Federally Appointed Courts?
- Source :
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Canadian Journal of Political Science / Revue Canadienne de Science Politique . Sep2017, Vol. 50 Issue 3, p823-847. 25p. 3 Charts, 4 Graphs. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- The influence of party connection on the selection of judges has long been an issue in Canada This article considers whether such connections adversely affect the appointment of women judges to federally appointed courts. The answer appears to be yes. Using political donations as a proxy for party connection, the data analyzed here suggest that as the number of appointees with connections to the government rises, the number of women appointees falls. However, for appointments to provincial courts by the government of Ontario, the prevalence of political connections among judicial appointees is less prominent, suggesting that different systems of judicial appointment may help to lessen these effects. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00084239
- Volume :
- 50
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Canadian Journal of Political Science / Revue Canadienne de Science Politique
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 125978289
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1017/S0008423917000014