Includes purposes and functions served by appellate courts; the evolution of American appellate courts; the problem posed by, and the appellate courts' responses to, the late 20th-century "crisis of volume" in appeals; one- and two-level appellate systems and their relationships; structures and procedures for maintaining consistency in legal doctrine; personnel involved in appellate decisions; procedures of appellate courts; changes in internal decisionals in response to appellate growth; proposals for restructuring appellate courts and modifying their jurisdiction, and procedures to enable them to function effectively amidst an ever-increasing volume of appeals.

Appellate Courts in the United States

Meador, Daniel John

Rules & Procedures

West Group

<i>American Courts</i> describes the state judicial systems and the federal judicial system. It then sketches in simple, understandable terms many of the complications stemming from the coexistence of multiple court systems applying various bodies of law—circumstances unique to American federalism. Describes judicial personnel, with special attention to judges and the concept of an independent judiciary. Likewise, the role of lawyers is described, underscoring the significance of an independent bar. The author is the James Monroe Professor of Law at the University of Virginia where he teaches Civil Procedure and Federal Courts and directs the Law School's Graduate Program for judges.

American Courts

West Academic

Impressions of Law in East Germany: Legal Education and Legal Systems in the German Democratic Republic

Univ of Virginia Pr

This casebook has a Teacher's Manual (available only to faculty, directly from the Publisher).

Appellate Courts: Structures, Functions, Processes and Personnel

Law Practice

Michie Butterworth

<p>Transformative Years is Daniel Meador's account of his four years as dean of the School of Law at the University of Alabama from 1966 to 1970. Those were indeed transformative years, bridging the Law School of the past to the Law School of the future. Working on the premise that this institution was a crucial training ground for the state’s future legal and political leadership, the author, with the backing of university president Frank Rose, moved rapidly to build the school up in every respect -- alumni involvement in fund raising, faculty, curriculum, library, and student life. All of these steps are described, along with the challenges presented by entrenched and limited expectations. The book describes the problems the author faced, in the context of their time and place, the steps taken to overcome them, and his dashed hopes in the ultimate denouement. The book concludes with a summary of what turned out to be lasting changes in the school as a result of those four years.</p>

Transformative Years of the University of Alabama Law School, 1966–1970, The

History

Americas

NewSouth Books

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