The federal judiciary : strengths and weaknesses /
Posner, Richard A.,
The federal judiciary : strengths and weaknesses / Richard A. Posner. - xv, 438 pages ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : noting weaknesses and strengths, and proposing a new research agenda -- Some weaknesses of our legal system mistakenly denied by a critic -- Tier One of the federal judiciary : the Supreme Court -- Tier Two of the federal judiciary : the federal courts of appeals -- Tier Three of the federal judiciary : the federal district courts -- Civil litigation revisited -- Conclusion.
"No sitting federal judge has ever written so trenchant a critique of the federal judiciary as Richard A. Posner does in this, his most confrontational book. He exposes the failures of the institution designed by the founders to check congressional and presidential power and resist its abuse, and offers practical prescriptions for reform"--
9780674975774
2017010498
Courts--United States.
Judicial process--United States.
Judges--United States.
Federal courts
KF8700 / .P674 2017
347.73/1
The federal judiciary : strengths and weaknesses / Richard A. Posner. - xv, 438 pages ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : noting weaknesses and strengths, and proposing a new research agenda -- Some weaknesses of our legal system mistakenly denied by a critic -- Tier One of the federal judiciary : the Supreme Court -- Tier Two of the federal judiciary : the federal courts of appeals -- Tier Three of the federal judiciary : the federal district courts -- Civil litigation revisited -- Conclusion.
"No sitting federal judge has ever written so trenchant a critique of the federal judiciary as Richard A. Posner does in this, his most confrontational book. He exposes the failures of the institution designed by the founders to check congressional and presidential power and resist its abuse, and offers practical prescriptions for reform"--
9780674975774
2017010498
Courts--United States.
Judicial process--United States.
Judges--United States.
Federal courts
KF8700 / .P674 2017
347.73/1