Behavior of Federal Judges: A Theoretical and Empirical Study of Rational Choice Contributor(s): Epstein, Lee (Author), Landes, William M. (Author), Posner, Richard A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0674049896 ISBN-13: 9780674049895 Publisher: Harvard University Press OUR PRICE: $58.90 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2013 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Law | Courts - General - Political Science | American Government - Judicial Branch - Law | Judicial Power |
Dewey: 347.731 |
LCCN: 2012008907 |
Physical Information: 1.5" H x 6.5" W x 9.3" (1.80 lbs) 440 pages |
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Publisher Description: Judges play a central role in the American legal system, but their behavior as decision-makers is not well understood, even among themselves. The system permits judges to be quite secretive (and most of them are), so indirect methods are required to ma |
Contributor Bio(s): Posner, Richard A.: - Richard A. Posner retired as a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in 2017. He is a senior lecturer at the University of Chicago Law School.Epstein, Lee: - Lee Epstein is Provost Professor of Law and Political Science and Rader Family Trustee Chair in Law at the University of Southern California.Landes, William M.: - William M. Landes is Clifton R. Musser Professor Emeritus of Law and Economics at the University of Chicago Law School. |