Judges and justices : The Federal Apellate Judiciary

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The political significance of the mode of selecting fedral judges and justices, the realities of the judicial selection process; the institutionalization of the federal appellate judiciaries, and the relationship of these courts to each other, to the state court systems, and to professional legal organizations comprise the major descrptive portion of this book. The conceptual framework is adapted from Max Weber ́s theory positing the close relationship of independent, professional judiciaries and market capitalism. THis book is designed to fullfill several purposes. It may be used as a text in judicial process courses, as a supplement to American government texts or constitucional law casebooks in political science courses, or as supplementary material in courses on modern American history. It may also be of interest to state or federal judges, lawyers, and the general reader.