Solicitor Success: The Continuing Exploration of the Determinants of Governmental Success at the Supreme Court, 1986-2005

Studies of the Supreme Court consistently show that the Office of the Solicitor General enjoys remarkable success before the Supreme Court, both at the certiorari stage and at the merits stage. These studies offer a variety of explanations for Solicitor General success, but fail to portray accurately the Office of the Solicitor General and to account for variations in governmental success. This paper seeks to continue the exploration of governmental success. By looking at the Office of the Solicitor General as a series of individuals with distinct characteristics rather than as a single entity, and by accounting for various situational dynamics, I attempt to explain the variations in executive success.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of North Texas

Year dc:date

2007

Author dc:creator

• Grubbs, Kevin

Contributors dc:contributor

• Ditslear, Corey
• Watson, Wendy L.
• Meernik, James

• Solicitor General
• experience
• Supreme Court
• legal studies
• merits stage
• United States. Supreme Court -- Decision making.
• United States. Solicitor General.

Statement dc:rights

• Public
• Copyright
• Grubbs, Kevin
• Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

Language dc:language

English

Identifier

oclc: 191091232
https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc3969/
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OAI identifier oai:identifier

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