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Making Law in the United States Courts of Appeals

David E. KleinUniversity of Virginia

ISBN13: 9780521891455
ISBN: 0521891450
Published: August 2002
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: UK
Format: Paperback
Price: £23.99
Hardback edition , ISBN13 9780521810234



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The book examines circuit court decision making on issues not clearly covered by existing precedents. Its central questions are to what extent circuit judges' choices to adopt legal rules are influenced by the actions of other circuit judges and whether judges attempt to decide legal issues as they think the Supreme Court would in their place. Evidence comes from quantitative analyses of several hundred cases and from interviews with two dozen circuit court judges. The evidence indicates that judges give attention to the work of colleagues on their own court and other circuits and that the actions, prestige, and expertise of these colleagues are important. On the other hand, while Supreme Court precedents factor heavily in the circuit judges' decisions, expectations as to how the Supreme Court might decide appear to have little effect on their actions. These findings suggest that legal and policy goals influence judges' decision-making.

Subjects:
Other Jurisdictions , USA
Contents:
1. Lawmaking in a hierarchical judicial system
2. Theory and hypotheses
3. The cases
4. Influences on circuit judges' responses: case evidence
5. Influences on circuit judges' responses: interview evidence
6. Anticipating the Supreme Court
7. Implications and future directions.