Add to ORKGIt is widely believed that the background and worldview of judges influence their decisions. This article uses the fact that judges are assigned their cases randomly to assess the effect of judicial background on the outcome of cases from the day-to-day docket in three federal trial courts. Unlike the political science findings of ideological influence in published opinions, we find little evidence that judges differ in their decisions with respect to the mass of case outcomes. Characteristics of the judges or the political party of the judge\u27s appointing president are not significant predictors of judicial decisions
The study of judicial politics using empirical methods to gain insight into the process of judicial ...
Scholars who use empirical methods to study the behavior of judges long have labored in relative obs...
In political science the well-known “Attitudinal Model ” of legal decision making dictates that judg...
It is widely believed that the background and worldview of judges influence their decisions. This ar...
It is widely believed that the background and worldview of judges influence their decisions. This ar...
It is widely believed that the background and worldview of judges influence their decisions. This ar...
The study of judicial politics using empirical methods to gain insight into the process of judicial ...
The study of judicial politics using empirical methods to gain insight into the process of judicial ...
In twenty-five different experiments conducted on over 2,200 judges, we assessed whether judges\u27 ...
We present empirical evidence suggesting that political context—judicial hierarchy and judicial pane...
In this Article, I undertake an evaluation of a method of judicial selection known as "merit selecti...
Despite the widespread perception that judges are not political beings and should rule in an imparti...
We present empirical evidence suggesting that political context—judicial hierarchy and judicial pane...
The founding debate of judicial politics—is Supreme Court decision making driven by law or politics?...
Despite the widespread perception that judges are not political beings and should rule in an imparti...
The study of judicial politics using empirical methods to gain insight into the process of judicial ...
Scholars who use empirical methods to study the behavior of judges long have labored in relative obs...
In political science the well-known “Attitudinal Model ” of legal decision making dictates that judg...
It is widely believed that the background and worldview of judges influence their decisions. This ar...
It is widely believed that the background and worldview of judges influence their decisions. This ar...
It is widely believed that the background and worldview of judges influence their decisions. This ar...
The study of judicial politics using empirical methods to gain insight into the process of judicial ...
The study of judicial politics using empirical methods to gain insight into the process of judicial ...
In twenty-five different experiments conducted on over 2,200 judges, we assessed whether judges\u27 ...
We present empirical evidence suggesting that political context—judicial hierarchy and judicial pane...
In this Article, I undertake an evaluation of a method of judicial selection known as "merit selecti...
Despite the widespread perception that judges are not political beings and should rule in an imparti...
We present empirical evidence suggesting that political context—judicial hierarchy and judicial pane...
The founding debate of judicial politics—is Supreme Court decision making driven by law or politics?...
Despite the widespread perception that judges are not political beings and should rule in an imparti...
The study of judicial politics using empirical methods to gain insight into the process of judicial ...
Scholars who use empirical methods to study the behavior of judges long have labored in relative obs...
In political science the well-known “Attitudinal Model ” of legal decision making dictates that judg...