On appeal : courts, lawyering, and judging

Summary: The pursuit of justice does not always end with the verdict of a judge or jury. Along with the right to a speedy, public trial, we have the right to challenge an unfavorable verdict, to appeal our case to higher courts. But whether they affect us by deciding our own case or, more likely, by ruling on a wide range of societal issues, neither the United States Courts of Appeal nor the state appellate courts are well understood. In this book, Senior Judge Frank M. Coffin, bringing over twenty-five years of experience serving the First Circuit Court of Appeals, takes all of us, citizens and attorneys, judges and journalists, inside the appellate courtrooms as well as behind the scenes into the judges' chambers.