Cognitive Aging and the Federal Circuit Courts - How Senescence Influences the Law and Judges

Cognitive Aging and the Federal Circuit Courts: How Senescence Influences the Law and Judges considers recent advances in neuroscience to identify the effects of cognitive aging among federal circuit court judges to make timely recommendations about judicial independence and institutional reforms.

List of contents

• 1. Introduction


• 2. The Neuroscience Behind Cognitive Aging


• 3. How Cognitive Aging Applies to Judges


• 4. Opinion Crafting and Cognitive Aging


• 5. Opinion Style


• 6. Cognitive Aging, Law Clerks, and Party Briefs


• 7. Aging, Opinion Quality, and the Diffusion of Precedent


• 8. Cognitive Aging and Following Supreme Court Precedent


• 9. Cognitive Aging and Panel Composition


• 10. Public Attitudes Toward Aged Judges


• 11. Public Support for Judicial Reforms


• 12. Conclusion

About the author

Ryan C. Black is Professor of Political Science at Michigan State University and a faculty affiliate with the Michigan State University College of Law. He studies judicial politics in the U.S. with a focus on decision making in the U.S. Supreme Court, and the U.S. Courts of Appeals.

Ryan J. Owens is Professor of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Owens studies law and courts and American political institutions. His work analyzes the United States Supreme Court, the United States Courts of Appeals, legal institutions, and judicial behavior.

Patrick C. Wohlfarth is Professor of Government and Politics at the University of Maryland, College Park. His research focuses on law and courts in the United States, including executive branch litigation, external influences on judicial behavior, and interinstitutional politics.

Summary

Cognitive Aging and the Federal Circuit Courts: How Senescence Influences the Law and Judges considers recent advances in neuroscience to identify the effects of cognitive aging among federal circuit court judges to make timely recommendations about judicial independence and institutional reforms.

Product details

• Authors: Ryan C. Black, Ryan C. (Professor of Political Science Black, Ryan C./ Owens Black, Black Ryan C., Ryan J. Owens, Owens Ryan J., Patrick C Wohlfarth, Ryan C Black, Ryan J Owens, Patrick C. Wohlfarth, Wohlfarth Patrick C.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.04.2025
• EAN: 9780197747025
• ISBN: 978-0-19-774702-5
• No. of pages: 264
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; USA, LAW / Courts, LAW / Government / Federal, PSYCHOLOGY / Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Legislative Branch, Cognition & cognitive psychology, United States of America, USA, Cognition and cognitive psychology, Central / national / federal government, Government powers, Central government, Courts & procedure, Legal systems: courts and procedures