I am appearing in the March/April 2013 issue of Judicature, in a review essay of Electing Judges: The Surprising Effects of Campaigning on Judicial Legitimacy. In the essay, titled "Legitimacy, Yes, But at What Cost," I draw upon insights from my recent book, Courthouse Democracy and Minority Rights: Same-Sex Marriage in the States, concluding, "Many citizens might prefer to have judges accountable to them, but I am concerned about the tradeoff between accountability and counter-majoritarianism. Among our national institutions, only the federal judiciary has retained its original counter-majoritarian character. If all judges were elected, who would be left to stand up for minority rights?" Read more in Judicature!
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
March/April 2013 Issue of Judicature
I am appearing in the March/April 2013 issue of Judicature, in a review essay of Electing Judges: The Surprising Effects of Campaigning on Judicial Legitimacy. In the essay, titled "Legitimacy, Yes, But at What Cost," I draw upon insights from my recent book, Courthouse Democracy and Minority Rights: Same-Sex Marriage in the States, concluding, "Many citizens might prefer to have judges accountable to them, but I am concerned about the tradeoff between accountability and counter-majoritarianism. Among our national institutions, only the federal judiciary has retained its original counter-majoritarian character. If all judges were elected, who would be left to stand up for minority rights?" Read more in Judicature!
