Add to ORKGPart I of this Essay describes in detail the institutional setting in which district judges function and how their role differs substantially from that of appellate judges. Part II critiques the existing empirical literature’s predominant method for studying district courts—analysis of district court opinions, usually published opinions—and discuss the limitations and biases inherent in this approach. Part III then proposes a new approach to studying decision-making by district judges
In this article, we draw on data obtained in interviews with District Judges about the factors which...
In this article, we draw on data obtained in interviews with District Judges about the factors which...
Standard economic analysis of judicial behavior, at least with respect to federal judges, has to som...
Understanding judicial decision-making requires attention to the specific institutional settings in ...
This Essay tackles the complicated relationships within the federal judicial hierarchy with a focus ...
We report evidence from a dataset of federal district judges from 2001 to 2002 that district judges ...
The U.S. District Courts resolve the vast majority of cases in the U.S. federal legal system, but we...
Over the last several decades, multiple schools of thought have emerged regarding what impacts judic...
We report evidence from a dataset of federal district judges from 2001 to 2002 that district judges ...
We report evidence from a dataset of federal district judges from 2001 to 2002 that district judges ...
Since 1980, District CourtJudges, designated pursuant to federal statute, have helped decide over 75...
Over forty years after Richardson and Vines: 1967) complained that federal courts have seldom been i...
Recent research has shown that judges on panels decide cases differently than they do individually. ...
In this article, we draw on data obtained in interviews with District Judges about the factors which...
In this article, we draw on data obtained in interviews with District Judges about the factors which...
In this article, we draw on data obtained in interviews with District Judges about the factors which...
In this article, we draw on data obtained in interviews with District Judges about the factors which...
Standard economic analysis of judicial behavior, at least with respect to federal judges, has to som...
Understanding judicial decision-making requires attention to the specific institutional settings in ...
This Essay tackles the complicated relationships within the federal judicial hierarchy with a focus ...
We report evidence from a dataset of federal district judges from 2001 to 2002 that district judges ...
The U.S. District Courts resolve the vast majority of cases in the U.S. federal legal system, but we...
Over the last several decades, multiple schools of thought have emerged regarding what impacts judic...
We report evidence from a dataset of federal district judges from 2001 to 2002 that district judges ...
We report evidence from a dataset of federal district judges from 2001 to 2002 that district judges ...
Since 1980, District CourtJudges, designated pursuant to federal statute, have helped decide over 75...
Over forty years after Richardson and Vines: 1967) complained that federal courts have seldom been i...
Recent research has shown that judges on panels decide cases differently than they do individually. ...
In this article, we draw on data obtained in interviews with District Judges about the factors which...
In this article, we draw on data obtained in interviews with District Judges about the factors which...
In this article, we draw on data obtained in interviews with District Judges about the factors which...
In this article, we draw on data obtained in interviews with District Judges about the factors which...
Standard economic analysis of judicial behavior, at least with respect to federal judges, has to som...