The People's Courts, Pursuing Judicial Independence in America, by Jed Handelsman Shugerman, published by Harvard University Press 2012 hardback book with dustjacket in Near Fine Condition.

No inscriptions,  clean and bright throughout, tiny bump to one corner of dustjacket.

In the United States, almost 90 percent of state judges have to run in popular elections to remain on the bench. In the past decade, this peculiarly American institution has produced vicious multi-million-dollar political election campaigns and high-profile allegations of judicial bias and misconduct. The People's Courts traces the history of judicial elections and Americans' quest for an independent judiciary-one that would ensure fairness for all before the Law - from the colonial era to the present.

The author is Assistant Law Professor at Harvard Law School.