Reflections on judging /Richard A. Posner.

Posner, Richard A.

Reflections on judging /Richard A. Posner. - Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, (c)2013. - 1 online resource (ix, 380 pages) : illustrations.

Includes bibliographies and index.

The road to 219 South Dearborn Street -- The federal judiciary evolves -- The challenge of complexity -- Formalism and realism in appellate decision making -- The inadequate appellate record -- Coping strategies for appellate judges I : judicial self-restraint -- Coping strategies for appellate judges II : interpretation -- Make it simple, make it new : opinion writing and appellate advocacy -- Forays into the district court -- What can be done, modestly?



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Judicial process--United States.
Appellate procedure--United States.


Electronic Books.

KF9050 / .R445 2013