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Brazilian Political Science Review (BPSR) is committed to the diffusion of high-work produced on topics of political science and international relations, thereby contributing to the exchange of ideas in the international political science community and the internationalization of scientific knowledge produced in Brazil.
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File Name: 2021-0027_Typology-of-Career-Paths-of-STF-Justices
File Type: pdf
File Size: 319.23kB
Download28/Nov/2022
Rogério Arantes
, Rodrigo Martins
DOI: 10.1590/1981-3821202200030004
Do previous trajectories of Federal Supreme Court justices influence their votes in court? Despite recent advances in research on judicial behavior, questions remain about the factors influencing the decisions of STF justices. Building a new typology of these justices’ career paths, this article tests the hypothesis that professional characteristics influenced the judicial behavior of the justices judging the Ação Penal 470, a criminal case known as Mensalão . Our theory suggests that STF nominees bring to the court law interpretations […]
Keywords: career paths; judicial behavior; Mensalão; presidential appointments to the STF; Supremo Tribunal Federal