Judging on a Collegial Court: Influences on Federal Appellate Decision Making

by Virginia A. Hettinger, Stefanie A. Lindquist, Wendy L. Martinek

Book Overview

in the professional world as a starting point for collaboration; rather than leaving decisions to just one person, dissent offers the opportunity to rethink or reinvent an idea, leading, one hopes, to a better result. When dissensus occurs in a federal court, however, it raises the question of whether this difference of opinion maintains the integrity of the judiciary or undermines its legitimacy. In Judging on a Collegial Court: Influences on Federal...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813926971
• ISBN13: 9780813926971
• Release Date: July 2007
• Publisher: University of Virginia Press
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.5"