Views from the bench : the judiciary and constitutional politics

Cannon, Mark W. (Added Author). O'Brien, David M. (Added Author).

Record details

ISBN: 0934540330
ISBN: 9780934540339
ISBN: 0934540349
ISBN: 9780934540346
Physical Description: print
xxii, 330 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Publisher: Chatham, New Jersey : Chatham House Publishers, Inc., ©1985.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-316) and indexes.

Formatted Contents Note:

The doctrine of judicial review : Mr. Marshall, Mr. Jefferson and Mr. Marbury / Chief Justice Warren E. Burger -- The Supreme Court in the American system of government / Justice Robert H. Jackson -- The adversary judge : the experience of the trial judge / Judge Marvin E. Frankel -- Reflections from the appellate bench : deciding appeals, work cycle, and collaborating with law clerks / Judge Frank M. Coffin -- Bureaucratization of the federal courts : the tension between justice and efficiency / Judge Alvin B. Rubin -- What really goes on at the Supreme Court / Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr. -- The Supreme Court's conference / Justice William H. Rehnquist -- Deciding what to decide : the docket and the rule of four / Justice John Paul Stevens -- The role of oral argument / Justice John M. Harlan, Jr. -- Precedent and policy : judicial opinions and decision making / Chief Justice Walter V. Schaefer -- The office of the Chief Justice : Warren E. Burger and the administration of justice / Judge Edward A. Tamm, Justice Paul C. Reardon.