Judicial conflict and consensus : behavioral studies of American appellate courts /
Judicial conflict and consensus : behavioral studies of American appellate courts /
edited by Sheldon Goldman and Charles M. Lamb.
- Lexington, KY : University Press of Kentucky, (c)1986.
- 1 online resource (305 pages :) : illustrations
Includes bibliographies and index.
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Lists of Tables and Figures; Preface; Prologue; PART I. THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT; 1. Causes and Consequences of Conflict and Its Resolution in the Supreme Court; 2. Exploring the Dissent Patterns of the Chief Justices: John Marshall to Warren Burger; 3. Changing Voting Patterns in the Warren and Burger Courts; 4. Felix Frankfurter, Judicial Activism, and Voting Conflict on the Warren Court; PART II. THE UNITED STATES COURTS OF APPEALS; 5. Factors Affecting Variation in Rates of Dissent in the U.S. Courts of Appeals. 6. Parameters of Dissensus on Shifting Small Groups7. Of Judges, Hobgoblins, and Small Minds: Dimensions of Disagreement in the Ninth Circuit; 8. A Microlevel Analysis of Appeals Court Conflict: Warren Burger and His Colleagues on the D.C. Circuit; PART III. THE STATE SUPREME COURTS; 9. Dissent in State Supreme Courts: Patterns and Correlates of Conflict; 10. Measuring Leadership through Opinion Assignment in Two State Supreme Courts; 11. A Longitudinal Study of the Docket Composition Theory of Conflict and Consensus. 12. Coalition Building on the California Supreme Court: Votes on Access and the MeritsEpilogue; Contributors; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.
These original essays by major scholars of judicial behavior explore the frequency, intensity, and especially the causes of conflict and consensus among judges on American appellate courts. Together, these studies provide new insights into judges' attitudes and values, role perceptions, and small group interactions.
9780813163215
Appellate courts--United States.
Judicial process--United States.
Appellate courts--United States.
Judicial process--United States.
Politics and government--United States.
Electronic Books.
KF8775 / .J835 1986
Includes bibliographies and index.
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Lists of Tables and Figures; Preface; Prologue; PART I. THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT; 1. Causes and Consequences of Conflict and Its Resolution in the Supreme Court; 2. Exploring the Dissent Patterns of the Chief Justices: John Marshall to Warren Burger; 3. Changing Voting Patterns in the Warren and Burger Courts; 4. Felix Frankfurter, Judicial Activism, and Voting Conflict on the Warren Court; PART II. THE UNITED STATES COURTS OF APPEALS; 5. Factors Affecting Variation in Rates of Dissent in the U.S. Courts of Appeals. 6. Parameters of Dissensus on Shifting Small Groups7. Of Judges, Hobgoblins, and Small Minds: Dimensions of Disagreement in the Ninth Circuit; 8. A Microlevel Analysis of Appeals Court Conflict: Warren Burger and His Colleagues on the D.C. Circuit; PART III. THE STATE SUPREME COURTS; 9. Dissent in State Supreme Courts: Patterns and Correlates of Conflict; 10. Measuring Leadership through Opinion Assignment in Two State Supreme Courts; 11. A Longitudinal Study of the Docket Composition Theory of Conflict and Consensus. 12. Coalition Building on the California Supreme Court: Votes on Access and the MeritsEpilogue; Contributors; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.
These original essays by major scholars of judicial behavior explore the frequency, intensity, and especially the causes of conflict and consensus among judges on American appellate courts. Together, these studies provide new insights into judges' attitudes and values, role perceptions, and small group interactions.
9780813163215
Appellate courts--United States.
Judicial process--United States.
Appellate courts--United States.
Judicial process--United States.
Politics and government--United States.
Electronic Books.
KF8775 / .J835 1986