Papers by Stefanie Lindquist
Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, 2012
Ideological models are widely accepted as the basis for many academic studies of the Supreme Cour... more Ideological models are widely accepted as the basis for many academic studies of the Supreme Court because of their power in predicting the justices' decision-making behavior. Not all votes are easily explained or well predicted by attitudes, however. Consensus in Supreme Court voting, particularly the extreme consensus of unanimity, has often puzzled Court observers who adhere to ideological accounts of judicial decision making. Are consensus and (ultimately) unanimity driven by extreme factual scenarios or extreme lower court rulings such that even the most liberal and most conservative justice can agree on the case disposition? Or are they driven by other, nonattitudinal influences on judicial decisions? In this article, we rely on a measure of deviations from expected ideological patterns in the justices' voting to assess whether ideological models provide an adequate explanation of consensus on the Court. We find that case factors that predict voting disorder also predict consensus. Based on that finding, we conclude that consensus on the Court cannot be explained by ideology alone; rather, it often results from ideology being outweighed by other influences on justices' decisions.
Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics-zeitschrift Fur Die Gesamte Staatswissenschaft, 2007
... by SVEN FISCHER AND ANDREAS NICKLISCH∗ ... The authors would like to thank the participants a... more ... by SVEN FISCHER AND ANDREAS NICKLISCH∗ ... The authors would like to thank the participants and the discussants at the Bad Meinberg conference, Felix Bierbrauer, and RenĂ© Levinsky, for valuable comments and suggestions. ...
Social Science Quarterly, 2003
Objective. This article investigates the existence of a freshman effect on separate opinion autho... more Objective. This article investigates the existence of a freshman effect on separate opinion authorship on the U.S. Courts of Appeals. First, we evaluate the extent to which freshman judges demonstrate unique behavior with respect to writing concurring and dissenting opinions. Second, we examine the potential for background factors to condition any freshman effect.Methods. Individual judges' decisions to author separate opinions, drawn from the Courts of Appeals Database (1960 to 1988), are modeled as a function of a host of individual- and circuit-level factors, including the freshman status of the judge.Results. After controlling for alternative explanations, we find that freshman judges on the courts of appeals are less likely to author concurring and dissenting opinions. Prior federal or appellate court experience, however, does not appear to condition the freshman effect.Conclusion. Freshman circuit court judges experience significant acclimation effects following their elevation to the federal appellate bench.
Political Research Quarterly, 2007
In this paper, we assess various influences on U.
Review of Public Personnel Administration, 2003
Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, 2007
Political Research Quarterly, 2000
... COHESIVE VOTING WITHIN PRESIDENTIAL BLOCS Thus, in this study we assess the performance of fi... more ... COHESIVE VOTING WITHIN PRESIDENTIAL BLOCS Thus, in this study we assess the performance of five Presidents, each of whom appointed a minimum of four justices to the Court: Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, Richard Nixon, and Ronald Reagan. ...
Political Research Quarterly, 2000
... COHESIVE VOTING WITHIN PRESIDENTIAL BLOCS Thus, in this study we assess the performance of fi... more ... COHESIVE VOTING WITHIN PRESIDENTIAL BLOCS Thus, in this study we assess the performance of five Presidents, each of whom appointed a minimum of four justices to the Court: Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, Richard Nixon, and Ronald Reagan. ...
Justice System Journal, 2003
The Role and Impact of Chief Judges on the United States Courts of Appeals* Virginia A. Hettinger... more The Role and Impact of Chief Judges on the United States Courts of Appeals* Virginia A. Hettinger, Stefanie A, Lindquist, and Wendy L. Martinet We describe the role of the chief judge on the United States Courts of Appeals, provide a profile of past chief judges, and assess ...
The value of stability in the law is reflected in the common law principle of stare decisis. Lega... more The value of stability in the law is reflected in the common law principle of stare decisis. Legal stability provides guidance to future and lower courts. Further, it allows litigants (potential and actual) and their attorneys to make informed decisions about litigation. Adherence to the principle of stare decisis may also produce other positive returns that are external to the
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