This book has theory and data valuable to scholars interested in judicial decision making at any level.

Journal of Law & Politics

The definitive study on O'Connor's jurisprudence.

Perspectives on Political Science

A well-crafted, penetrating analysis of Justice O'Connor's voting behavior and opinion-writing tendencies that moves well beyond prior studies which focus primarily on O'Connor's gender rather than her judicial philosophy. The book offers an intriguing insight into the dynamics of how Justice O'Connor uses her accommodationist philosophy to exert influence over the Court in several key policy-making areas, such as abortion, religious freedoms, and racial equality.

Robert C. Bradley, Illinois State University

...useful and well-conceived account...

I. Scott Messinger, New York University, H-Net: Humanities and Social Science Reviews Online

Unquestionably, there is much here which is helpful and illuminating . . . I would certainly have this book in my library.

Richard Hooder Williams, University of Bristol, Political Studies Review

Professor Maveety's book refreshingly shifts the focus of judicial biography from hagiography to a sensitive appraisal of relevant political and behavioral considerations.

Harold J. Spaeth, Michigan State University