Sarah A. Binder is a senior fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution and a professor of political science at George Washington University. Her most recent book is Stalemate: Causes and Consequences of Legislative Gridlock (Brookings).Forrest Maltzman is a professor of political science at George Washington University. He is the coauthor most recently of Crafting Law on the Supreme Court: The Collegial Game (Cambridge).

"This book tackles an important and timely topic —the confirmation of lowerfederal court judges —and does so with originality, objectivity, and methodologicalsophistication. The authors have a firm historical grasp and provide a necessary andilluminating political overview and context. This is unquestionably a major contributionto the literature." —Sheldon Goldman, University of Massachusetts at Amherst|"This very timely study adds significantly to our understanding of the ongoingconflict over the makeup of the federal judiciary. Every chapter is packed with newinformation, and the work as a whole has remarkable historical sweep and detail. Itwill be instructive and useful to both students and specialists." —David W. Rohde, Duke University|" Advice and Dissent is a must-read for anyone interested in the courts and judiciary.It is an important work for scholars. The historical sweep, detailed study of Senatorialpolitics, and examination of how partisan conflict affects judicial legitimacycombine to provide a particularly comprehensive analysis of the politics of judicialconfirmations." —Brandice Canes-Wrone, Department of Politics andWoodrow Wilson School, Princeton University

Sarah A. Binder is a senior fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution and a professor of political science at George Washington University. Her most recent book is Stalemate: Causes and Consequences of Legislative Gridlock (Brookings).Forrest Maltzman is a professor of political science at George Washington University. He is the coauthor most recently of Crafting Law on the Supreme Court: The Collegial Game (Cambridge).

"This book tackles an important and timely topic —the confirmation of lowerfederal court judges —and does so with originality, objectivity, and methodologicalsophistication. The authors have a firm historical grasp and provide a necessary andilluminating political overview and context. This is unquestionably a major contributionto the literature." —Sheldon Goldman, University of Massachusetts at Amherst|"This very timely study adds significantly to our understanding of the ongoingconflict over the makeup of the federal judiciary. Every chapter is packed with newinformation, and the work as a whole has remarkable historical sweep and detail. Itwill be instructive and useful to both students and specialists." —David W. Rohde, Duke University|" Advice and Dissent is a must-read for anyone interested in the courts and judiciary.It is an important work for scholars. The historical sweep, detailed study of Senatorialpolitics, and examination of how partisan conflict affects judicial legitimacycombine to provide a particularly comprehensive analysis of the politics of judicialconfirmations." —Brandice Canes-Wrone, Department of Politics andWoodrow Wilson School, Princeton University

Sarah A. Binder is a senior fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution and a professor of political science at George Washington University. Her most recent book is Stalemate: Causes and Consequences of Legislative Gridlock (Brookings).Forrest Maltzman is a professor of political science at George Washington University. He is the coauthor most recently of Crafting Law on the Supreme Court: The Collegial Game (Cambridge).

"This book tackles an important and timely topic —the confirmation of lowerfederal court judges —and does so with originality, objectivity, and methodologicalsophistication. The authors have a firm historical grasp and provide a necessary andilluminating political overview and context. This is unquestionably a major contributionto the literature." —Sheldon Goldman, University of Massachusetts at Amherst|"This very timely study adds significantly to our understanding of the ongoingconflict over the makeup of the federal judiciary. Every chapter is packed with newinformation, and the work as a whole has remarkable historical sweep and detail. Itwill be instructive and useful to both students and specialists." —David W. Rohde, Duke University|" Advice and Dissent is a must-read for anyone interested in the courts and judiciary.It is an important work for scholars. The historical sweep, detailed study of Senatorialpolitics, and examination of how partisan conflict affects judicial legitimacycombine to provide a particularly comprehensive analysis of the politics of judicialconfirmations." —Brandice Canes-Wrone, Department of Politics andWoodrow Wilson School, Princeton University