Keeton on judging in the American legal system

Keeton on judging in the American legal system / by Robert E. Keeton.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Keeton, Robert E.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Charlottesville, Va. : Lexis Law Pub., 1999.
Subjects:	Judges > United States. Judicial process > United States.

Table of Contents:

Basic ideas about judging in a legal system
Law and facts
Tailoring tests for deciding cases
Recurring themes in tests for legal accountability
Limits on state and national governmental powers
Change and its consequences
Making merits and managerial decisions
Independence and commitment of the third branch
Judge and jury
A judge's writing and speaking
Judging statutes
More about reasoned choice
More about legal tests
More about professional roles
Managing cases and caseloads
Pretrial motions for judgment
Overseeing trials and other evidentiary proceedings
More about deciding disputes involving facts, law, risk, cause, and duty
More about judge and jury
Judgments.