This book provides a path-breaking, interdisciplinary collection of essays by leading scholars on the contentious issues of judicial independence and federal judicial selection.

Reconsidering Judicial Independence
Introduction - Stephen B. Burbank, Barry Friedman & Deborah Goldberg
Reconsidering Judicial Independence - Stephen B. Burbank & Barry Friedman
The Meaning of Judicial Independence: Theoretical Dimensions
Is Judicial Independence a Useful Concept? - Lewis A. Kornhauser
Independence as a Governance Mechanism - Edward Rubin
Theory and Evidence
Does Judicial Independence Exist? The Lessons of Social Science Research - Terri Jennings Peretti
Judicial Independence: How Can You Tell It When You See It? And, Who Cares? - Charles M. Cameron
Behavioral Factors Affecting Judicial Independence - Charles H. Franklin
Customary Independence - Charles Gardner Geyh
Comparative Dimensions
Selecting Selection Systems - Lee Epstein, Jack Knight & Olga Shvetsova
Declarations of Independence - Kim Lane Schepple
Appendix: Conference Participants
Index
About the Editors
About the Contributors
Appendix A: Conference Participants