Judges on Judging: Views from the Bench

Book Overview

Thoroughly revised and updated for this fourth edition, David M. O′Brien′s Judges on Judging offers insights into the judicial philosophies and political views of those on the bench. Broad in scope, this one-of-a-kind book features "off-the-bench" writings and speeches in which Supreme Court justices, as well as lower federal and state court judges, discuss the judicial process, constitutional and statutory interpretation,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1452227837
• ISBN13: 9781452227832
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: CQ Press
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Clever, broad, thought provoking, mostly great writing

This is a broad survey of many aspects of US court history and judging, assembled from a diverse array of sources, although quite a lot of the authors are contemporary judges. If you have a running interest in the law, this is quite readable even for non-lawyers. Most of the authors are actually remarkably lucid and a pleasure to read. Other volumes that might be of interest for you include Cardozo's "selected writings" (on judging and law; 1920s) and Neumann's book on legal reasoning for law students (or afficionados).