The Case of the Failed Nomination
Subtexts in a State Legislature
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12377300 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Patricia S Florestano (University of Baltimore, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1993 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 507-510 |
| Publication date | 1993-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | PS Political Science & Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1049-0965 • E-ISSN: 1537-5935 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/419992 |
| OpenAlex | W2096836053 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
Just nine days after what was to have been a routine confirmation hearing, John S. Arnick, a 23-year member of the Maryland House of Delegates, withdrew his name from consideration for a position on the Baltimore County District Court. Arnick became the first gubernatorial nominee for a judgeship since 1968 who did not receive confirmation. This event touches upon a number of underlying subtexts of interest to political scientists, especially those who follow state legislatures and their processes—judicial confirmation procedures at the state level, prevalence of “insider-vs.-outsider” mentality within a state legislature, persistence of sexism in the environment of a state capital, impact of women legislators on the political culture and procedures, citizen attentiveness to the political process, and the consequences of the growing use of radio shows and telephone calls to influence the actions of elected officials
Insider · Legislature · Nomination · Political science · Politics · State (computer science · Law · Rhetoric and Communication Studies
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |