Judicial politics : readings from Judicature / Elliot E. Slotnick, editor.
1992
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Title
Judicial politics : readings from Judicature / Elliot E. Slotnick, editor.
Published
Chicago, IL : American Judicature Society, [1992]
Copyright
©1992
Call Number
KF8700.A7 .J83 1992
Alternate Title
Judicature
ISBN
0938870564 (pbk.)
Description
viii, 663 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)25793116
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references
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Table of Contents
Preface
The American Constitutional System and the Role of the Supreme Court in the American Polity
1
The place of judicial review in the American tradition: the emergence of an eclectic power / Elliot E. Slotnick
3
Judicial review: the usurpation and democracy questions / Albert P. Melone George Mace
19
Interpreting the Constitution: the case for judicial restraint / J. Clifford Wallace
31
Interpreting the Constitution: the Supreme Court's proper and historic function / Jeffrey M. Shaman
37
Defining the dimensions of judicial activism / Bradley C. Canon
43
Actors in the Judicial Process: Judges: Judicial Selection Systems and Their Consequences
53
Judicial selection in the United States: a special report / Larry C. Berkson
57
What twenty years of judicial retention elections have told us / William K. Hall Larry T. Aspin
61
The defeat of the California justices: the campaign, the electorate, and the issue of judicial accountability / John T. Wold John Culver
71
The electoral fates of incumbent judges in the Ohio Court of Common Pleas / Lawrence Baum
81
Panel Discussion: The federal judiciary: what role politics?
91
The Bush imprint on the judiciary: carrying on a tradition / Sheldon Goldman
97
"A bench happily filled:" some historical reflections on the Supreme Court appointment process / Henry Abraham
111
The impeachment process: modernizing an archaic system / Howell T. Heflin
121
Magistrates and Clerks
125
Who are the U.S. magistrates? / Christopher E. Smith
127
Law clerks: Their roles and relationships with their judges / David Crump
137
Lawyers and Legal Practices
145
Truth, justice, and the client's interest: can the lawyer serve all three? / Nathan L. Posner
147
The legal profession: a critical evaluation / Arlin M. Adams
151
Ensuring lawyer competency: the South Carolina approach / Bruce Littlejohn
159
Legal services before the Supreme Court / Susan E. Lawrence
163
Litigants and interest groups
173
Civil rights litigation by organizations: constraints and choices / Stephen L. Wasby
175
Beyond legislative lobbying: women's rights groups and the Supreme Court / Karen O'Connor Lee Epstein
187
Friendly fire: amici curiae and Webster v. Reproductive Health Services / Susan Behuniak-Long
195
The amicus curiae role of the U.S. solicitor general in Supreme Court litigation / Karen O'Connor
209
The ABA Standing Committee on Federal Judiciary: a contemporary assessment / Elliot E. Slotnick
217
Juries
235
. . . And then there were six: the decline of the American jury / Peter W. Sperlich
237
Juror characteristics: to what extent are they related to jury verdicts? / Carol J. Mills Wayne E. Bohannon
253
Scientific jury selection: what social scientists know and do not know / Shari Seidman Diamond
261
Helping juries handle complex cases / David U. Strawn G. Thomas Munsterman
269
The American Judiciary and the Politics of Representation
273
The Voting Rights Act and judicial elections litigation: the plaintiffs' perspective / Robert McDuff
275
The Voting Rights Act and judicial elections litigation: the defendants states' perspective / Ronald E. Weber
281
Should there be affirmative action for the judiciary? / Sheldon Goldman
285
Judicial recruitment and racial diversity on state courts: an overview / Barbara Luck Graham
291
Panel Discussion: Different voices, different choices? The impact of more women lawyers and judges on the justice system
301
The paths to the federal bench: gender, race, and judicial recruitment variation / Elliot E. Slotnick
313
Trial Courts: Civil and Criminal Justice Processes
327
Speeding up civil justice / Robert E. Litan
329
Measuring the pace of civil litigation in federal and state trial courts / Joel B. Grossman Herbert M. Kritzer Kristin Bumiller Stephen McDougal
337
Panel Discussion: Critical issues in the courtroom: exploring a hypothetical case
345
Race and crime: what evidence is there that race influences results in the criminal justice system? / Norval Morris
359
Judicial supervision of the guilty plea process: a study of six jurisdictions / William F. McDonald
365
The problem of prejudice: a new approach to assessing the impact of courtroom cameras / Susanna Barber
383
Appellate Court Processes: Access and Docketing Decisions
389
Deciding what to decide: how the Supreme Court sets its agenda / D. Marie Provine
393
Some thoughts on judicial restraint / John Paul Stevens
405
Some thoughts on the Supreme Court's workload / William J. Brennan, Jr.
411
Caseload, conflicts, and decisional capacity: does the Supreme Court need help? / Arthur D. Hellman
417
Improving the process: case selection by the Supreme Court / Samuel Estreicher John Sexton
435
Internal Court Processes and Decisions on the Merits
445
The functions and importance of appellate oral argument: some views of lawyers and federal judges / Stephen L. Wasby
449
Social leadership, humor, and Supreme Court decision making / Dennis D. Dorin
459
Revisiting the freshman effect hypothesis: the first two terms of Justice Anthony Kennedy / Albert P. Melone
465
Decisional trends on the Warren and Burger Courts: results from the Supreme Court Data Base Project / Jeffrey A. Segal Harold J. Spaeth
475
Power on the Court: Chief Justice Rehnquist's opinion assignments / Sue Davis
483
The spirit of dissent / J. Louis Campbell III
491
The Courts and Their Publics: Public Opinion and the Media
497
Public opinion and the Rehnquist Court / Thomas R. Marshall
499
Media coverage of the courts: improving but still not adequate / David Shaw
509
The Supreme Court beat: how television covers the U.S. Supreme Court / Ethan Katsh
515
Yes, but . . . / Tim O'Brien
521
Best kept secrets of the judiciary / Tim O'Brien
525
Courts, Congress, and the Presidency
529
The Senate's role in judicial appointments / Paul Simon
531
Supreme Court confirmation hearings: a view from the Senate / George Watson John Stookey
537
Limiting federal court jurisdiction: the unforeseen impact on courts and Congress / Kenneth R. Kay
551
States and State Courts
557
States before the U.S. Supreme Court: state attorneys general as amicus curiae / Thomas R. Morris
561
States before the U.S. Supreme Court: direct representation in cases involving criminal rights, 1969-1984 / Lee Epstein Karen O'Connor
571
The new federalism: state constitutions and state courts / Shirley S. Abrahamson Diane S. Gutmann
575
The hidden conservatism of the state court "revolution" / Barry Latzer
589
Burger Court review of state court civil liberties decisions / Harold J. Spaeth
599
Alternative Forms of Dispute Resolution
607
Arbitration vs. mediation - explaining the differences / John W. Cooley
609
Civil mediation in Palm Beach: a "retired" Massachusetts judge pioneers a successful new program / Leslie C. Ratliff
619
ADR problems and prospects: looking to the future / Stephen B. Goldberg Eric D. Green Frank E. A. Sander
625
Judicial Policy Making in the United States
639
Panel Discussion: The federal courts since 1787: stability and change in 200 years
641
Arrogation of power or accountability: "judicial imperialism" revisited / Stephen L. Wasby
651
The Contributors
661