The authors have retained most of the original text with revisions to reflect new developments, while adding edited reports of many new cases. The new cases emphasize recent decisions of the United States Supreme Court, but also include an eclectic group of decisions by state appellate courts. Instructors who wish to introduce students to the case method of legal analysis will find they have ample resources to do so; instructors who wish to emphasize textual description of the key features of the Anglo-American legal system will find all the necessary materials still at hand, and may pretermit the illustrative cases as they see fit.

An Introduction to the Anglo-American Legal System: Readings and Cases, Second Edition (American Casebook Series)

Bodenheimer, Edgar

Oakley, John B.

Love, Jean C.

Legal Education

West Group

Law clerks are, in the author's words subordinate anonymous, but often quite powerful lawyers who function as the non-commissioned officers in the army of the judiciary.

Law Clerks and the Judicial Process: Perceptions of the Qualities and Functions of Law Clerks in American Courts

Univ. Of California Pr.

This is the first in-depth empirical and historical study of the use of law clerks by American judges. Although possessing a hundred-year heritage, the institution has been ignored as an important component of the process of judicial decision-making. Law clerks are, in the authors' words, "subordinate, anonymous, but often quite powerful lawyers who function as the non-commissioned officers in the army of the judiciary." American courts are currently altering the traditional use of law clerks through the introduction of important innovations that enhance the ability of judges to dispose of cases rapidly but detract from personal judicial control over individual decisions. The authors investigate the clash of tradition and innovation through interviews with sixty-three judges of federal courts and appellate courts in California. They find distinctly different models of law clerk usage in the state and federal systems, which they analyze on the basis of the judges' own perceptions of the qualitative and quantitive impact on their decision of variations in the character, tenure, and duties of staff assistants. They offer suggestions on how modern courts can cope with the "crisis of volume" without unduly sacrificing traditional standards of judicial autonomy. Because of the confidential nature of judicial deliberations, judges are rarely willing to discuss publicly their use of law clerks. This study employs unconventional techniques for penetrating the secrecy of judicial chambers while respecting the confidentiality and the individuality of its sources. It presents important new information on the internal operating procedures of the courts studies, collating interview data with facts abstracted from pre-existing but often obscure sources, and providing a particularly close look at the inner workings of the Supreme Court of California and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Revealing the significance of public funding of judicial staff in determining patterns of law clerk usage, it should promote further investigation and debate regarding the proper structure and role of staff assistance in the judicial process. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1980.

Thompson, Robert S.

Rules & Procedures

University of California Press

An Introduction to the Anglo-American Legal System: Readings and Cases (American Casebook Series)

Book by Oakley, John B., Oakley, Perschbacher, Rex R.

Civil Procedure

Perschbacher

Casenotes Pub Co

This casebook provides detailed information on federal courts law. The casebook provides the tools for fast, easy, on-point research. Part of the University Casebook Series®, it includes selected cases designed to illustrate the development of a body of law on a particular subject. Text and explanatory materials designed for law study accompany the cases.

Federal Courts: Cases and Materials (University Casebook Series)

McCormick, Charles Tilford

WRIGHT, CHARLES ALAN

Administrative Law

Foundation Pr

This is the 2006 Supplement to Wright and Oakley's Federal Courts Cases and Materials, Eleventh Edition. The 11th Edition retains the style and structure of the 10th Edition, with its distinctive emphasis on cases and annotative footnotes rather then lengthy comments and questions by the editors. It is fully up-to-date, including over a dozen new principal cases, and fully revised annotations. It is accompanied by a revised set of Author's Suggestions for effective classroom use.

Federal Courts Cases and Materials 2006 Supplement (University Casebook)

Bassett, Debra Lyn

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