Judge Richard S. Arnold

Judge Richard S. Arnold
Title Judge Richard S. Arnold PDF eBook
Author Polly J. Price
Publisher Prometheus Books
Pages 468
Release 2009-09-25
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN 161592101X

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Through internal court documents, interviews, and Arnold's diaries, Price traces the former judge's life, career, and political transformation from an elite Southerner with deep misgivings about "Brown v. Board of Education" to a modern champion of civil rights.

Leadership on the Federal Bench

Leadership on the Federal Bench
Title Leadership on the Federal Bench PDF eBook
Author Jeffrey Brandon Morris
Publisher Oxford University Press, USA
Pages 419
Release 2011
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN 019977241X

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In Leadership on the Federal Bench: The Craft and Activism of Jack Weinstein, author Jeffrey Morris presents readers with a study of Jack Weinstein as a district judge. By examining Weinstein's decisions and other writings, his conception of the judicial function, his beliefs, values, and competence, the book illuminates the work of federal district judges as whole.

Model Rules of Professional Conduct

Model Rules of Professional Conduct
Title Model Rules of Professional Conduct PDF eBook
Author American Bar Association. House of Delegates
Publisher American Bar Association
Pages 216
Release 2007
Genre Law
ISBN 9781590318737

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The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.

Are Judges Political?

Are Judges Political?
Title Are Judges Political? PDF eBook
Author Cass R. Sunstein
Publisher Rowman & Littlefield
Pages 194
Release 2007-02-01
Genre Law
ISBN 0815782357

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Over the past two decades, the United States has seen an intense debate about the composition of the federal judiciary. Are judges "activists"? Should they stop "legislating from the bench"? Are they abusing their authority? Or are they protecting fundamental rights, in a way that is indispensable in a free society? Are Judges Political? cuts through the noise by looking at what judges actually do. Drawing on a unique data set consisting of thousands of judicial votes, Cass Sunstein and his colleagues analyze the influence of ideology on judicial voting, principally in the courts of appeal. They focus on two questions: Do judges appointed by Republican Presidents vote differently from Democratic appointees in ideologically contested cases? And do judges vote differently depending on the ideological leanings of the other judges hearing the same case? After examining votes on a broad range of issues--including abortion, affirmative action, and capital punishment--the authors do more than just confirm that Democratic and Republican appointees often vote in different ways. They inject precision into an all-too-often impressionistic debate by quantifying this effect and analyzing the conditions under which it holds. This approach sometimes generates surprising results: under certain conditions, for example, Democrat-appointed judges turn out to have more conservative voting patterns than Republican appointees. As a general rule, ideology should not and does not affect legal judgments. Frequently, the law is clear and judges simply implement it, whatever their political commitments. But what happens when the law is unclear? Are Judges Political? addresses this vital question.

Political Foundations of Judicial Supremacy

Political Foundations of Judicial Supremacy
Title Political Foundations of Judicial Supremacy PDF eBook
Author Keith E. Whittington
Publisher Princeton University Press
Pages 320
Release 2009-03-09
Genre Law
ISBN 1400827752

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Should the Supreme Court have the last word when it comes to interpreting the Constitution? The justices on the Supreme Court certainly seem to think so--and their critics say that this position threatens democracy. But Keith Whittington argues that the Court's justices have not simply seized power and circumvented politics. The justices have had power thrust upon them--by politicians, for the benefit of politicians. In this sweeping political history of judicial supremacy in America, Whittington shows that presidents and political leaders of all stripes have worked to put the Court on a pedestal and have encouraged its justices to accept the role of ultimate interpreters of the Constitution. Whittington examines why presidents have often found judicial supremacy to be in their best interest, why they have rarely assumed responsibility for interpreting the Constitution, and why constitutional leadership has often been passed to the courts. The unprecedented assertiveness of the Rehnquist Court in striking down acts of Congress is only the most recent example of a development that began with the founding generation itself. Presidential bids for constitutional leadership have been rare, but reflect the temporary political advantage in doing so. Far more often, presidents have cooperated in increasing the Court's power and encouraging its activism. Challenging the conventional wisdom that judges have usurped democracy, Whittington shows that judicial supremacy is the product of democratic politics.

The Chief Justice

The Chief Justice
Title The Chief Justice PDF eBook
Author David J. Danelski
Publisher University of Michigan Press
Pages 465
Release 2016-08-05
Genre Law
ISBN 0472119915

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Scholars use the most advanced methods in judicial studies to examine the role of Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court

The Great Chief Justice

The Great Chief Justice
Title The Great Chief Justice PDF eBook
Author Charles F. Hobson
Publisher
Pages 278
Release 1996
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN

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"John Marshall remains one of the towering figures in the landscape of American law. From the Revolution to the age of Jackson, he played a critical role in defining the "province of the judiciary" and the constitutional limits of legislative action. In this masterly study, Charles Hobson clarifies the coherence and thrust of Marshall's jurisprudence while keeping in sight the man as well as the jurist." "Hobson argues that contrary to his critics, Marshall was no ideologue intent upon appropriating the lawmaking powers of Congress. Rather, he was deeply committed to a principled jurisprudence that was based on a steadfast devotion to a "science of law" richly steeped in the common law tradition. As Hobson shows, such jurisprudence governed every aspect of Marshall's legal philosophy and court opinions, including his understanding of judicial review." "The chief justice, Hobson contends, did not invent judicial review (as many have claimed) but consolidated its practice by adapting common law methods to the needs of a new nation. In practice, his use of judicial review was restrained, employed almost exclusively against acts of the state legislatures. Ultimately, he wielded judicial review to prevent the states from undermining the power of a national government still struggling to establish sovereignty at home and respect abroad."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved