Author: United States. Court of Appeals (District of Columbia Circuit)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Appellate procedure
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
Dispute Resolution and the Appellate Courts
Author: Margaret L. ShawPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Appellate courts
Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
Alternative Dispute Resolution in Trial and Appellate Courts
Author: Robert J. MacCounInjustice On Appeal
Author: William M. RichmanPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199367051
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
The United States Circuit Courts of Appeals are among the most important governmental institutions in our society. However, because the Supreme Court can hear less than 150 cases per year, the Circuit Courts (with a combined caseload of over 60,000) are, for practical purposes, the courts of last resort for all but a tiny fraction of federal court litigation. Thus, their significance, both for ultimate dispute resolution and for the formation and application of federal law, cannot be overstated. Yet, in the last forty years, a dramatic increase in caseload and a systemic resistance to an increased judgeship have led to a crisis. Signed published opinions form only a small percentage of dispositions; judges confer on fifty routine cases in an afternoon; and most litigants are denied oral argument completely. In Injustice on Appeal: The United States Courts of Appeals in Crisis, William M. Richman and William L. Reynolds chronicle the transformation of the United States Circuit Courts; consider the merits and dangers of continued truncating procedures; catalogue and respond to the array of specious arguments against increasing the size of the judiciary; and consider several ways of reorganizing the circuit courts so that they can dispense traditional high quality appellate justice even as their caseloads and the number of appellate judgeships increase. The work serves as an analytical capstone to the authors' thirty years of research on the issue and will constitute a powerful piece of advocacy for a more responsible and egalitarian approach to caseload glut facing the circuit courts.
Appellate Mediation Program
Author: United States. Court of Appeals (District of Columbia Circuit)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Appellate procedure
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
Inside Appellate Courts
Author: Jonathan M. CohenPublisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 0472024035
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
Inside Appellate Courts is a comprehensive study of how the organization of a court affects the decisions of appellate judges. Drawing on interviews with more than seventy federal appellate judges and law clerks, Jonathan M. Cohen challenges the assumption that increasing caseloads and bureaucratization have impinged on judges' abilities to bestow justice. By viewing the courts of appeals as large-scale organizations, Inside Appellate Courts shows how courts have walked the tightrope between justice and efficiency to increase the number of cases they decide without sacrificing their ability to dispense a high level of justice. Cohen theorizes that, like large corporations, the courts must overcome the critical tension between the autonomy of the judges and their interdependence and coordination. However, unlike corporations, courts lack a central office to coordinate the balance between independence and interdependence. Cohen investigates how courts have dealt with this tension by examining topics such as the role of law clerks, methods of communication between judges, the effect of a court's size and geographic location, the role of argumentation, the use of visiting judges, the significance of the increasing use of unpublished decisions, and the nature and role of court culture. Inside Appellate Courts offers the first comprehensive organizational study of the appellate judicial process. It will be of interest to the social scientist studying organizations, the sociology of law, and comparative dispute resolution and have a wide appeal to the legal audience, especially practicing lawyers, legal scholars, and judges. Jonathan M. Cohen is Attorney at Gilbert, Heintz, and Randolph LLP.
Appellate Mediation
Author: Brendon IshikawaPublisher: American Bar Association
ISBN: 9781634253482
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
This book on appellate mediation serves as a guide for every appellate judge, lawyer, mediator, professor or student engaged in the practice or study of appellate law.
Alternative Dispute Resolution and Settlement Encouragement Act; Federal Courts Improvement Act, and Need for Additional Federal District Court Judges
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual PropertyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
American Civil Procedure
Author: John Bilyeu OakleyPublisher: Kluwer Law International B.V.
ISBN: 9041128727
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
This convenient description of civil procedure in the federal and state courts of the United States will be greatly welcomed by lawyers and legal scholars everywhere. Without going into deep analysis, the book covers every important feature of these legal systems, drawing on the expertise and experience of two well-versed practitioners. As well as the rules, policies, normative principles, and future trends, the authors cite recent cases affecting procedure. Areas covered include sources, judicial organization, exercise of the legal profession, jurisdiction, due process standards, rules of evidence, enforcement of judgements, arbitration, and much more.
Model Rules of Professional Conduct
Author: American Bar Association. House of DelegatesPublisher: American Bar Association
ISBN: 9781590318737
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
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.
Alternate Dispute Resolution in Connecticut's Courts
Author: Beverly J. HodgsonPublisher:
ISBN: 9781878698483
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description