The judges a penetrating exploration of American courts and of the new decisions - hard decisions - they must make for a new millennium
"Our courts, the third branch of the government, are central in the administration of our democracy. But their operations are shrouded in a mythology--which this book pierces. Many of our 30,000 judges are hard-working and distinguished jurists; most are simply lawyers who knew a politician. It...
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| Sprache: | English |
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Truman Talley Books [u.a.]
2007
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| Ausgabe: | 1. ed. |
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| Zusammenfassung: | "Our courts, the third branch of the government, are central in the administration of our democracy. But their operations are shrouded in a mythology--which this book pierces. Many of our 30,000 judges are hard-working and distinguished jurists; most are simply lawyers who knew a politician. It does not help that the job pays poorly. We have no judicial profession: we do not train judges before or after they mount the bench. There is no national court system. Fifty states, a federal government, counties and municipalities all have their own courts, their own rules and their own laws and are deluged with cases filed by a million lawyers. Less than 3% of criminal charges and 4% of civil disputes are resolved in court. This noted author argues that a specialized world demands specialized courts and judges expert in the subjects they must consider.--From publisher description."--From source other than the Library of Congress |
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| Beschreibung: | 450 S. |
| ISBN: | 9780312289751 0312289758 |