The Oxford Handbook of U.S. Judicial Behavior

by Lee Epstein, Stefanie A. Lindquist

Overview

The Oxford Handbook of U.S. Judicial Behavior offers readers a comprehensive introduction and analysis of research regarding decision making by judges serving on federal and state courts in the U.S. Featuring contributions from leading scholars in the field, the Handbook describes and explains how the courts' political and social context, formal institutional structures, and informal norms affect judicial decision making. The Handbook also explores the impact of judges' personal attributes and preferences, as well as prevailing legal doctrine, influence, and shape case outcomes in state and federal courts. The volume also proposes avenues for future research in the various topics addressed throughout the book.

Consultant Editor for The Oxford Handbooks of American Politics: George C. Edwards III.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199579891
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	08/08/2017
Series:	Oxford Handbooks
Pages:	624
Product dimensions:	6.70(w) x 9.80(h) x 1.50(d)

About the Author

Lee Epstein, Ethan A.H. Shepley Distinguished University Professor, Washington University in St. Louis,Stefanie A. Lindquist, Deputy Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs, and Foundation Professor of Law and Political Science, Arizona State University

Lee Epstein is the Ethan A.H. Shepley Distinguished University Professor at Washington University in St. Louis. She is also a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. Professor Epstein's research and teaching centres on law and legal institutions, especially the behaviour of judges. She has received 12 grants from the National Science Foundation and is the author or co-author of over 100 articles and essays and 17 books, most recently, The Behavior of Federal Judges (with William M. Landes and Richard A. Posner) and An Introduction to Empirical Legal Research (with Andrew D. Martin). The New York Times and other news media frequently cite her work on the U.S. Supreme Court.

Stefanie A. Lindquist serves as Deputy Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs, and Foundation Professor of Law and Political Science, at Arizona State University. Her research and teaching falls at the intersection of law and politics. Her previous publications include Measuring Judicial Activism (with Frank Cross, 2009).

Table of Contents

Part I: Staffing the Court1. Appointing Federal Judges, Nancy Scherer2. Appointing Supreme Court Justices, Christine L. Nemacheck3. Judicial Elections: Judges and Their 'New-Style' Constituencies, James L. Gibson and Michael J. Nelson4. Federal Judicial Tenure, Albert Yoon5. Law Clerks, Artemus WardPart II: The Litigation Process and Appellate Review6. Gatekeeping and Filtering in Trial Courts, Christina L. Boyd7. Access to Intermediate Appellate Courts, Donald R. Songer and Susan B. Haire8. Agenda-Setting on the United States Supreme Court, Ryan J. Owens and James Sieja9. Courtroom Proceedings in U.S. Federal Courts, Timothy R. JohnsonPart III: Judicial Decision-Making and Opinion Content10. Opinion Writing, Pamela C. Corley11. Vertical Stare Decisis, Thomas G. Hansford12. Law in Judicial Decision Making, David Klein13. The Strategic Analysis of Judicial Behavior and the Separation of Powers, Chad L. Westerland14. Judicial Review, Tom Clark15. The Role of Personal Attributes and Social Backgrounds on Judging, Tracey E. George and Taylor Grace Weaver16. Ideology and Partisanship, Justine D'Elia-Kueper and Jeffrey A. Segal17. The Economic Analysis of Judicial Behavior, Lee Epstein and Jack KnightPart IV: Judges and their Publics18. Judges and Their Audiences, Lawrence Baum19 Interest Groups and the Judiciary, Jared Perkins and Paul M. Collins, Jr.20. The Relationship between Courts and Legislatures, Thomas M. Keck21. Courts and Executives, Jeffrey L. Yates and Scott Boddery22. Covering the Courts, Rorie Solberg23. The Supreme Court and Public Opinion, Joseph Daniel Ura and Alison Higgins24. Judicial Impact, Matthew E.K. HallPart V: Methods and Approaches to Studying the Courts25. Cognition in the Courts: Analyzing the Use of Experiments to Study Legal Decision-Making, Eileen Braman26. New Measurement Technologies: A Review and Application to Nuremberg and Justice Jackson, Daniel E. Ho and Michael Morse27. The Use of Observational Data to Study Law and the Judiciary, Sara C. Benesh