2022/08/17 by Christopher N. Krewson, Ryan J. Owens · 1 voice
Economics, Econometrics and Finance · Social Sciences · #Legal and Constitutional Studies #Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems #Judicial and Constitutional Studies
paper · doi:10.1177/10659129221119741
openalex publication_date 2022/08/17 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/16
How do Americans’ preferences over judicial philosophy influence their support for judges and judicial decisions? Using an experiment attached to an adaptive choice-based conjoint analysis, we find that people hold preferences over judicial philosophies, that they rely on those preferences to evaluate judges and decisions, and that those preferences are not simply stand-ins for ideology and partisanship. These findings suggest that to understand people’s support for judges and judicial decisions one must pay attention to judicial philosophy.