Author: United States. Administrative Office of the United States Courts. Magistrate Judges DivisionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
The Selection and Appointment of United States Magistrate Judges
Author: United States. Administrative Office of the United States Courts. Magistrate Judges DivisionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Code of Conduct for United States Judges
Author: Judicial Conference of the United StatesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Judges
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Advice and Consent
Author: Lee EpsteinPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195345835
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
From Louis Brandeis to Robert Bork to Clarence Thomas, the nomination of federal judges has generated intense political conflict. With the coming retirement of one or more Supreme Court Justices--and threats to filibuster lower court judges--the selection process is likely to be, once again, the center of red-hot partisan debate. In Advice and Consent, two leading legal scholars, Lee Epstein and Jeffrey A. Segal, offer a brief, illuminating Baedeker to this highly important procedure, discussing everything from constitutional background, to crucial differences in the nomination of judges and justices, to the role of the Judiciary Committee in vetting nominees. Epstein and Segal shed light on the role played by the media, by the American Bar Association, and by special interest groups (whose efforts helped defeat Judge Bork). Though it is often assumed that political clashes over nominees are a new phenomenon, the authors argue that the appointment of justices and judges has always been a highly contentious process--one largely driven by ideological and partisan concerns. The reader discovers how presidents and the senate have tried to remake the bench, ranging from FDR's controversial "court packing" scheme to the Senate's creation in 1978 of 35 new appellate and 117 district court judgeships, allowing the Democrats to shape the judiciary for years. The authors conclude with possible "reforms," from the so-called nuclear option, whereby a majority of the Senate could vote to prohibit filibusters, to the even more dramatic suggestion that Congress eliminate a judge's life tenure either by term limits or compulsory retirement. With key appointments looming on the horizon, Advice and Consent provides everything concerned citizens need to know to understand the partisan rows that surround the judicial nominating process.
Code of Judicial Conduct for United States Judges
Author: American Bar AssociationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Judges
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
Federal Rules of Court
Author: Publisher:
ISBN: 9781663319005
Category : Court rules
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Ethical Principles for Judges
Author: Canadian Judicial CouncilPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
This publication is the latest in a series of steps to assist judges in carrying out their onerous responsibilities, and represents a concise yet comprehensive set of principles addressing the many difficult ethical issues that confront judges as they work and live in their communities. It also provides a sound basis to promote a more complete understanding of the role of the judge in society and of the ethical dilemmas they so often encounter. Sections of the publication cover the following: the purpose of the publication; judicial independence; integrity; diligence; equality; and impartiality, including judicial demeanour, civic and charitable activity, political activity, and conflicts of interest.
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.
Appointing Judges in an Age of Judicial Power
Author: Peter H. RussellPublisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 0802093817
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 489
Book Description
The main aim of this volume is to analyse common issues arising from increasing judicial power in the context of different political and legal systems, including those in North America, Africa, Europe, Australia, and Asia.
Model Code of Judicial Conduct
Author: American Bar AssociationPublisher: American Bar Association
ISBN: 9781590318393
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Government Code
Author: TexasPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Local government
Languages : en
Pages : 556
Book Description