Baum Judges and Their Audiences

A Perspective on Judicial Behavior
Course Book
ISBN: 978-1-4008-2754-1
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
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E-Book, Englisch, 240 Seiten

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Autoren/Hrsg.

Baum, Lawrence

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Tables ix

Preface xi

Acknowledgments xiii

Chapter 1: Thinking about Judicial Behavior 1

Models of Judicial Behavior 5

Shared Assumptions: The Judge as Mr. Spock 9

Limitations of the Dominant Models 19

Audience as a Perspective 21

Chapter 2: Judging as Self-Presentation 25

People and Their Audiences 25

Judicial Self-Presentation: A First Look 32

Audiences and Judicial Behavior 43

Chapter 3: Court Colleagues, the Public, and the Other Branches of Government 50

Court Colleagues 50

The General Public 60

The Other Branches 72

Conclusions 85

Chapter 4: Social and Professional Groups 88

Social Groups 88

Professional Groups: Lawyers and Judges 97

Conclusions 116

Chapter 5: Policy Groups, the News Media, and the Greenhouse Effect 118

Policy Groups 118

The News Media 135

A Greenhouse Effect? 139

Conclusions 155

Appendix: Procedures for Analysis of Voting Change by Supreme Court Justices 155

Chapter 6: Implications for the Study of Judicial Behavior 158

Motivational Bases for the Dominant Models 158

Departures from the Dominant Models 162

Probing the Impact of Judicial Audiences 171

Some Final Thoughts 174

References 177

Name Index 221

Subject and Case Index 229

Über Autor(innen)

Lawrence Baum is professor of political science at Ohio State University. He is a student of judicial politics, with a primary interest in explanation of judicial behavior. His previous books include include American Courts, The Supreme Court, and The Puzzle of Judicial Behavior.