Title

"Acclimation effects" for Supreme Court justices: A cross-validation, 1988-1940

Authors

Authors

S. L. Wood; L. C. Keith; D. N. Lanier;A. Ogundele

Comments

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Am. J. Polit. Sci.

Keywords

FRESHMAN; Political Science

Abstract

Theory: As they learn a new role, Justices experience an initial period of adjustment to the Supreme Court, which creates voting instability. Hypothesis: Justices during the time 1888-1940 are more likely to experience acclimation effects than those in the modem era. Those with judicial experience, however, may not experience such shifts. Methods: Difference of means tests are employed to consider the differences in voting behavior between the first two years of a justice's tenure on the Court and the remaining years. Results: Twenty-five freshman justices from 1888-1940 experienced a weaker acclimation effect than those in the modern era. Those who lacked judicial experience were particularly prone to experience acclimation effects, especially in judicial power cases.

Journal Title

American Journal of Political Science

Volume

42

Issue/Number

2

Publication Date

1-1-1998

Document Type

Article; Proceedings Paper

DOI Link

http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/2991775

Language

English

First Page

690

Last Page

697

WOS Identifier

WOS:000072446200014

ISSN

0092-5853

Recommended Citation

""Acclimation effects" for Supreme Court justices: A cross-validation, 1988-1940" (1998). Faculty Bibliography 1990s. 2506.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib1990/2506