Screen LibraryJudicial process in America
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | |
|---|---|
| Group Author: | |
| Published: |
CQ Press,
|
| Publisher Address: | Washington, D.C. |
| Publication Dates: | c2001. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | 5th ed. |
| Subjects: | |
| Carrier Form: | xvii, 425 p.: ill. ; 23 cm. |
| ISBN: |
1568025092 (alk. paper) 9781568025094 (alk. paper) |
| Index Number: | D971 |
| CLC: | D971.26 |
| Call Number: | D971.26/C294/5th.ed. |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Foundations of law in the United States -- History and organization of the federal judicial system -- History and organization of state judicial systems -- Jurisdiction and policy-making boundaries -- Lawyers, litigants, and interest groups in the judicial process -- The criminal court process -- The civil court process -- Federal judges -- State judges -- Decision making by trial court judges -- Decision making in collegial courts -- Implementation and impact of jucicial policies -- Policy making by American judges: a synthesis. |