Judges, Judging, and Judgment - Character, Wisdom, and Humility in a Polarized World

"This book offers an accessible and interdisciplinary account of the pressures and constraints judges face in our polarized world. It highlights the importance of character and judgment and is valuable to academics, students, lawyers, judges, and anyone interested in courts"--

List of contents

Introduction; 1. The Standard Model of Judging; 2. Indeterminacy and Ideology; 3. The Psychology of Judging; 4. Internal Constraints on Judicial Behavior; 5. External Constraints on Judicial Behavior; 6. The Importance (and Erosion) of Norms; 7. Specialization and Methodology as Partial Solutions; 8. Character, Wisdom, and Humility; Conclusion.

About the author

Chad M. Oldfather is Professor of Law at Marquette University Law School. He has published widely on topics related to courts, judging, and the judicial process, has lectured to audiences of academics, lawyers, and judges, and was awarded the Howard B. Eisenberg Prize by the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers.

Summary

This book offers an accessible and interdisciplinary account of the pressures and constraints judges face in our polarized world. It highlights the importance of character and judgment, and is valuable to academics, students, lawyers, judges, and anyone interested in courts.

Foreword

This interdisciplinary book examines judicial constraints in today's polarized world and emphasizes the importance of character.

Product details

• Authors: Chad M Oldfather, Chad M. Oldfather, Chad M. (Marquette University Oldfather
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.01.2025
• EAN: 9781009354585
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0935458-5
• No. of pages: 222
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Miscellaneous; LAW / Constitutional, LAW / Judicial Power, Judicial powers, Constitutional & administrative law, Constitutional and administrative law: general, Jurisprudence & Philosophy Of Law, Methods, theory and philosophy of law, Legal systems: judges and judicial powers