Making Law in the United States Courts of Appeals

Author/Contributor(s):	Klein, David E
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Date:	08/08/2002
Binding:	Hardcover
Condition:	NEW

This book asks how federal court judges decide cases when faced with unsettled issues of law. Specifically, how much and why are their decisions influenced by higher court judges or other judges at the same level as themselves? To answer these questions, the author relies on statistical analyses of decisions and interviews with court of appeals judges. The key findings are that judges give serious attention to the work of colleagues of equal authority, but demonstrate substantial independence from the Supreme Court.