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

    Authors

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

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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

    Language

    English

    First Page

    690

    Last Page

    697

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000072446200014

    ISSN

    0092-5853

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