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 :
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Code of Judicial Conduct for United States Judges
Author: American Bar AssociationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Judges
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
The Judges
Author: Martin MayerPublisher: Truman Talley Books
ISBN: 1466862084
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 407
Book Description
Our courts, the third branch of the government, are central in the administration of our democracy. But their operations are shrouded in a mythology with its ritual incantations of "rule of law," "equal justice" and "presumption of innocence"--one that this book pierces. We have 30,000 judges. Many are hard-working and distinguished jurists; most are simply lawyers who knew a politician. It does not help that the job pays poorly. We have no judicial profession: we do not train judges before or after they mount the bench. There is no national court system. Fifty sovereign states, a federal government, counties and municipalities and state and federal agencies all have their own courts, their own rules and not infrequently their own laws and are deluged with cases filed by a million lawyers. Today, less than 3% of criminal charges and 4% of civil disputes are resolved by court trials. The noted author argues that a specialized world demands specialized courts and judges expert in the subjects they must consider. Following the leadership of Chief Judge Judith Kaye of New York's highest court, the Conference of Chief Justices from all fifty states has endorsed her use of "problem-solving courts" to take the judiciary into the twenty-first century. The Judges is Martin Mayer's most important book from many successful titles dating from the 1950s. It opens up a debate that will occupy scholars, justices, many of the one million lawyers in our country, and law school professors and students for years to come.
Judges and Courts
Author: Kathiann M. KowalskiPublisher: Lerner Digital ™
ISBN: 151247603X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! What is the judicial branch? It's the part of government that's in charge of our courts. But just what do the courts do? And how do they affect your daily life? Read this book to find out.
Courts, Judges, and Politics
Author: Charles Herman PritchettPublisher:
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 738
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Model Code of Judicial Conduct
Author: American Bar AssociationPublisher: American Bar Association
ISBN: 9781590318393
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 212
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Judges on Judging
Author: David M. O'BrienPublisher: CQ Press
ISBN: 150634030X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 625
Book Description
Thoroughly revised and updated for this Fifth Edition, Judges on Judging offers insights into the judicial philosophies and political views of those on the bench. Broad in scope, this one-of-a-kind book features “off-the-bench” writings and speeches in which Supreme Court justices, as well as lower federal and state court judges, discuss the judicial process, constitutional interpretation, judicial federalism, and the role of the judiciary. Engaging introductory material written by David M. O’Brien provides students with necessary thematic and historical context making this book the perfect supplement to present a nuanced view of the judiciary.
The Texas Supreme Court
Author: James L. HaleyPublisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 0292744587
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 351
Book Description
“Few people realize that in the area of law, Texas began its American journey far ahead of most of the rest of the country, far more enlightened on such subjects as women’s rights and the protection of debtors.” Thus James Haley begins this highly readable account of the Texas Supreme Court. The first book-length history of the Court published since 1917, it tells the story of the Texas Supreme Court from its origins in the Republic of Texas to the political and philosophical upheavals of the mid-1980s. Using a lively narrative style rather than a legalistic approach, Haley describes the twists and turns of an evolving judiciary both empowered and constrained by its dual ties to Spanish civil law and English common law. He focuses on the personalities and judicial philosophies of those who served on the Supreme Court, as well as on the interplay between the Court’s rulings and the state’s unique history in such areas as slavery, women’s rights, land and water rights, the rise of the railroad and oil and gas industries, Prohibition, civil rights, and consumer protection. The book is illustrated with more than fifty historical photos, many from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It concludes with a detailed chronology of milestones in the Supreme Court’s history and a list, with appointment and election dates, of the more than 150 justices who have served on the Court since 1836.
Creating the Federal Judicial System
Author: Russell R. WheelerPublisher:
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Category : Courts
Languages : en
Pages : 46
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