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Politics and judgment in federal district courts / C.K. Rowland, Robert A. Carp.

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Main Author:	Rowland, C. K., 1943-
Other Authors:	Carp, Robert A., 1943-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Lawrence : University Press of Kansas, 1996.
Subjects:	District courts > United States. Political questions and judicial power > United States. Judges > Selection and appointment > United States.

Table of Contents:

U.S. trial judge decision making
The influence of the appointing President and political party affiliation on district judge voting behavior
The influence of geographic factors on judicial voting patterns
The politics of home-state recruitment
Appointment effects on unpublished decisions
A critique of behavioral models of trial judging
Toward a cognitive approach for understanding judicial judgment.