A judge's advice : 50 years on the bench / Ruggero J. Aldisert.
2011
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Author
Title
A judge's advice : 50 years on the bench / Ruggero J. Aldisert.
Published
Durham, N.C. : Carolina Academic Press, [2011]
Copyright
©2011
Call Number
KF213 .A52 2011
ISBN
9781611630527 (pbk.)
1611630525 (pbk.)
1611630525 (pbk.)
Description
xiv, 264 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)726151300
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-262).
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Variant Title
Judge's advice : fifty years on the bench
Table of Contents
Foreword / David W. Burcham
xi
Acknowledgments
xiii
Introduction
3
pt. A
THE COMMON LAW IS STILL ALIVE AND KICKING
7
ch. One
The House of the Law
9
The Structure of the Law Obscured
9
The Five Supereminent Legal Principles
13
A.
Creating and Protecting Property Interests
14
B.
Creating and Protecting Liberty Interests
15
C.
Fulfilling Promises
16
D.
Redressing Losses Caused by Breach or Fault
18
E.
Punishing Those Who Wrong the Public
19
The Supereminent Principles in History
21
A.
The Institutes of Justinian
22
B.
Blackstone and the Law of England
24
C.
Hebrew Law
26
D.
The Visigothic Code
27
Summary
28
ch. Two
The Role of the Courts in Contemporary Society
31
ch. Three
Precedent: What It Is and What It Isn't; When Do We Kiss It and When Do We Kill It?
47
pt. B
LOGIC AND LAW
67
ch. Four
Elements of Legal Thinking
69
Reflective Thinking
69
The Language of Logic
71
How Logic Will Help You
74
ch. Five
Logic for Law Students: How to Think Like a Lawyer
77
It's Elementary: Deductive Reasoning and the Law
78
A.
The Syllogism
78
B.
Finding Syllogisms in Legal Writing
81
C.
Watch Out!: Flawed Syllogisms
83
Inductive Reasoning: Generalizations
85
Analogy
88
Logical Limits: When There Is More to the Story
92
ch. Six
Formal and Informal Fallacies
95
Formal Fallacies
96
A.
Fallacies in Categorical Syllogisms
96
B.
Fallacies in Hypothetical Syllogisms
97
C.
Fallacies in Disjunctive Syllogisms
97
Informal (Material) Fallacies
98
A.
Fallacies of Irrelevant Evidence
99
B.
Miscellaneous Material Fallacies
99
C.
Linguistic Fallacies
99
Fallacies: A Final Word
100
pt. C
AVOIDING ASSEMBLY LINE JUSTICE
103
ch. Seven
State Courts and Federalism
105
ch. Eight
Life in the Raw in Appellate Courts
113
ch. Nine
"The Seniors" Suggest a Solution
119
Background
122
Briefs: Are They Necessary in Every Case?
123
"Jurisdiction and Merits Statement" Form
125
Review of Administrative Agency Orders
127
Efforts to Find Funds to Hold Meetings
128
A Peroratio
129
pt. D
THE "WRITE STUFF"
133
ch. Ten
Brief Writing
135
The Purpose of Brief Writing
135
Elements of the Argument
136
Gaining and Maintaining Attention
138
Criticisms of Briefs
140
The Brief-Reading Environment
142
Suggestions to Improve Briefs
143
A.
The First Steps in Writing a Brief
143
B.
How Many Issues?
144
C.
A Caveat in State Criminal Appeals
144
D.
The First Impression
145
E.
Arrangement of Issues
145
F.
State the Issue Narrowly
146
G.
The Statement of Facts
146
H.
Summary of the Argument
147
I.
Issue-by-Issue Discussion
148
Conclusion
149
ch. Eleven
Opinion Writers and Law Review Writers: A Community and Continuity of Approach
151
Introduction
152
Identifying the Legal Precepts
153
Identifying the Precise Dispute
155
Fallacies of Reasoning
156
Identifying Public Policy
158
Conclusion
158
ch. Twelve
Reading and Evaluating an Appellate Opinion
161
Introduction
161
The Anatomy of an Opinion
162
A.
Reader Criticisms of Opinions
163
B.
Let the Reader Recognize an Outline
164
Conclusion
165
pt. E
HOW JUDGES DECIDE CASES
167
ch. Thirteen
Philosophy, Jurisprudence and Jurisprudential Temperament of Federal Judges
169
Introduction to Philosophical and Jurisprudential Concepts
169
A.
Theories of "Liberal" and "Conservative"
170
B.
Legal Philosophy
172
C.
Jurisprudence
176
D.
Jurisprudential Temperament
178
Constitutional Law Interpretation
180
A.
John Marshall
181
B.
The Warren Court
181
C.
Universal Principles
183
D.
Public Opinion
184
E.
"Federal Courtization" of Society
186
F.
Distrust of State Institutions
187
G.
Civil Law/Criminal Law Dichotomy
189
Conclusion
190
ch. Fourteen
Making the Decision
193
"The Why" and "The How"
193
What Is Expected from Our Judges
196
Factors that Alter Reflective Thinking
198
Subtle Extra Judicial Factors
201
Conclusion
205
ch. Fifteen
Justifying the Decision
207
The Purpose of the Opinion
208
Where No Precedent Controls and the Law Is Not Clear
213
A.
Choosing the Law
214
B.
Finding the Law
216
C.
Interpreting the Legal Precept
218
1.
The Unclear Norm
220
2.
The Lacunae or Nonexistent Norm
221
3.
Changing Meaning of the Norm
223
D.
Applying the Law to the Facts
224
Conclusion
225
An Afterword
227
A Lawyer's Response / Bobby R. Burchfield
237
Appendix References
247
About the Author
263