The view from the bench and chambers : examining judicial process and decision making on the U.S. Courts of Appeals / Jennifer Barnes Bowie, Donald R. Songer, and John Szmer.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-274) and index.
Contents:
Introduction : The Courts of Appeals in the U.S. legal system -- The judges and cases -- The preliminaries : setting the agenda, oral argument, and assigning the opinion of the court -- Decision making and writing the opinion of the court -- Separate opinion writing on the Courts of Appeals -- Explaining attitudinal and legal influences on decisions -- Strategic accounts of decision making -- The congruence of social science and the perceptions of the judges.
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