Rationalizing Justice
Rationalizing Justice

Author: Wolf V. Heydebrand

Publisher: SUNY Press

Published: 1990-01-01

Total Pages: 334

ISBN-13: 9780791402955

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This book connects the history and organization of the federal district courts to the emergence of a new technocratic form of justice. The centerpiece of this study is the clash between adjudication -- the traditional model of dispute resolution -- and the introduction of modern management techniques. From the perspective of the federal trial courts, the authors examine the tension between adjudication and administration. They show dramatic changes in the nature of judicial decision-making and the emergence of new forms of court organization. These changes signal a potential crisis of the judicial system, and Heydebrand and Seron provide insights into its nature and direction, and the immense structural forces underlying the administration of justice in America.

Politics and Judgment in Federal District Courts
Politics and Judgment in Federal District Courts

Author: C. K. Rowland

Publisher:

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 234

ISBN-13:

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"A major empirical and theoretical work that has the potential for becoming a classic in the field". -- Sheldon Goldman, author of The Federal Courts as a Political System. "This provocative theoretical approach should be of great interest to scholars and students of the federal bench". -- Elliott E. Slotnick, editor of Judicial Politics.

Courts of Appeals in the Federal Judicial System
Courts of Appeals in the Federal Judicial System

Author: J. Woodford Howard Jr.

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 2014-07-14

Total Pages: 445

ISBN-13: 1400855454

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Courts of Appeals were designed to be a unifying force in American law and politics, but they also contribute to decentralization and regionalization of federal law. Woodford Howard studies three aspects of this problem: first, what binds the highly decentralized federal courts into a judicial system; second, what controls the discretion of judges in making law and policy; and third, how can quality judicial decisions be maintained under heavy-volume pressure. Originally published in 1981. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Federal Court Caseloads
Federal Court Caseloads

Author: William P. McLauchlan

Publisher: Greenwood

Published: 1984

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13:

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During the past 10 years, scholars have begun to pay attention to caseloads with which courts have had to deal. This book explores, systematically, several aspects of caseloads. First, it analyzes the patterns of caseload development, i.e. increases and decreases in court caseloads. Second, it examines the relationship between caseloads and relevant independent variables. Third, the book examines a system of courts by analyzing trial and appellate court caseloads in the federal court system. The work relies on original data for both the caseloads statistics and the independent variables.