Judicial Politics in the D.C. Circuit Court
Judicial Politics in the D.C. Circuit Court

Author: Christopher P. Banks

Publisher: JHU Press

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 9780801861840

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"In this new book, political scientist Christopher Banks explains that this unique role evolved largely as a result of the politics of the nation's capital." "Because there are few books on circuit courts and their impact upon national politics and law, Judicial Politics in the D.C. Circuit Court will be a welcome addition to the literature. It is a book for political scientists, legal scholars, and students."--BOOK JACKET.

Calmly to Poise the Scales of Justice
Calmly to Poise the Scales of Justice

Author: Jeffrey Brandon Morris

Publisher:

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 456

ISBN-13:

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This is the first full-scale history of two of the nation's most important courts: the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (often called the nation's "second most important court") and the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The Court of Appeals has become the undisputed chief tribunal for administrative law in the United States and is the court to which Presidents often look when appointing Supreme Court justices. The District Court has become the principal venue for oversight of the executive branch of the federal government. Morris considers the factors that have influenced the development of each court; portrays the most influential of their judges; and considers the most important decisions and cases lines of each court.