Written and Unwritten - The Rules, Internal Procedures, Customs of United States Courts of

The United States Federal Courts of Appeals decide cases concerning the most important issues of our time. This book is an unprecedented look into the internal operations of the courts, detailing the norms and unwritten customs of their day to day operations.

List of contents

Foreword; Preface; Introduction; 1. The Chief Judge of a Circuit; 2. Administrative Structure; 3. Calendars, Panels, and Assignment of Cases; 4. Motions; 5. Expedited Appeals; 6. Briefs of Parties and Amici Curiae; 7. Oral Argument; 8. Precedential Opinions; 9. Non-Precedential Opinions; 10. En Banc Procedures; 11. Promoting the Expeditious Disposition of Appeals; 12. Death Penalty Cases; 13. Senior Judges; 14. Judicial Councils and Judicial Conferences; 15. Information on Websites; 16. Miscellaneous Provisions; Conclusion; Index.

About the author

Jon O. Newman is a senior United States Circuit Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Newman, a former Chief Judge, is the 2016 recipient of the Devitt Award, the federal judiciary's highest honor. Newman is the author of Benched, a memoir, scores of law review articles, and co-author of A Genealogical Chart of Greek Mythology with Harold Newman.Marin K. Levy is a Professor of Law at Duke Law School. Levy's work on the federal courts and judicial administration has been published in the Yale Law Journal, University of Chicago Law Review, University of Pennsylvania Law Review, and California Law Review, among other scholarly journals, and has been discussed in The New York Times, Washington Post, Atlantic, and other public outlets. Levy has also testified before Congress and the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States, and is a member of the American Law Institute.

Summary

The United States Federal Courts of Appeals decide cases concerning the most important issues of our time. This book is an unprecedented look into the internal operations of the courts, detailing the norms and unwritten customs of their day to day operations.

Product details

• Authors: Marin K. Levy, Jon O. Newman, Jon O. (Us Court of Appeals for the Second Newman, Newman Jon O.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2024
• EAN: 9781009426190
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0942619-0
• No. of pages: 184
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, LAW / Courts, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Executive Branch, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Legislative Branch, LAW / Trial Practice, United States of America, USA, Constitution: government & the state, Constitution: government and the state, Courts & procedure, Legal systems: courts and procedures, Jurisprudence & Philosophy Of Law, Methods, theory and philosophy of law