Common-space Measures of Judicial Ideology for Federal Judges (2024 update)

<p>This dataset provides common-space measures of ideology for federal judges, updated through 2024. The methodology is detailed in Bonica and Sen (2017), "A Common-Space Scaling of the American Judiciary and Legal Profession."</p>
<p>The dataset was constructed using data from the Federal Judicial Center's Biographical Directory of Federal Judges (FJC), available at <a href="http://www.fjc.gov/history/home.nsf/page/judges.html">http://www.fjc.gov/history/home.nsf/page/judges.html</a>, and the Database on Ideology, Money in Politics, and Elections (DIME), available at <a href="http://data.stanford.edu/dime">http://data.stanford.edu/dime</a>.</p>
<p>See the primary publication for methodological details: Bonica, Adam, and Maya Sen. 2017. "A Common-Space Scaling of the American Judiciary and Legal Profession." <em>Political Analysis</em> 25(1): 114–21. (<a href="http://j.mp/1RF3zEH">Link to Article</a> or provide DOI if available)</p>
<p>The dataset includes judge-level information, commission details (for up to three appointments), imputed and observed ideology scores (CFscores), and linked itemized contribution data for donating judges.</p>