The Judicial System : A Reference Handbook /: A Reference Handbook. (2022)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Michael C. LeMay.
• Authors: LeMay, Michael C
• Contents: Preface, 1 Background and History, Introduction: An Overview of the Judicial System, Pre-Constitution Judicial System, 6Colonial Era: 1600 to Late 1700s, 6The Articles of Confederation Period, 7The Federal Court System Established by the U.S. Constitution, 8District Courts, 13Special Courts, 15Appellate Jurisdiction Courts of Special Subject Matter, State and Local Judicial Systems, Court Systems in Each State, Bibliography, 2 Problems, Controversies, and Solutions, Introduction, Problem 1: The Bewildering Complexity of the American Judicial System, Problem 2: Judicial Ethics, Problem 3: Screening of Federal Judicial Nominees, Problem 4: Forced Arbitration Agreements, Problem 5: Gender Bias in the Judicial System, Problem 6: Increasing Partisanship of the U.S. Courts and Judicial Systems, Problem 7: Inequity in the Judicial System—Racial and Ethnic, Problem 8: Lack of Minority Judges on the Bench, Problem 9: Oversight Relationships, Problem 10: Public Defender Issues, Problem 11: Juries in the Judicial System, Problem 12: Structural Problems, Problem 13: Unqualified Judges, Bibliography, 3 Perspectives, Introduction, Remote Control: How Appellate Court Online Hearings Can Help Offset Judiciary Budget Cuts, 133 Taraleigh Davis"Let 'em Play, Ref": The Superabundance of Law in the United States, 136 Troy W. HinrichsThe Supreme Court, the Incorporation Doctrine, and the States, 141 Timothy R. Johnson and Rachel HoustonThere Are Reversals and Then There Are REVERSALS, 146 Scott MerrimanThe Judicial System from a Clerk's Perspective, 149 Dennis McKinneyCongressional Oversight of the Federal Judiciary, 152 Mark C. MillerCourts and Administrative Agencies: A Central Feature of Modern Policymaking, 156 Joseph PostellTransgender Rights and the American Judicial System, 160 Chuck Stewart4 Profiles, Introduction, Organizations, 168Alliance for Justice (AFJ), 168American Association for Justice (AAJ), 168American Bar Association (ABA), 169American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), 170American Constitution Society (ACS), 172American Heritage Society, 173American Judicature Society (AJS), 174Brennan Center for Justice, 175Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), 176Cato Institute Center for Constitutional Studies (CICCS), 176Center for American Progress (CAP), 177Center for Individual Rights (CIR), 177Center for Justice and Democracy (CJD), 178Center for the Study of Law and Religion (CSLR), 179Economic Policy Institute (EPI), 180Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies, 180Federal Judicial Center (FJC), 182Institute for Justice (IJ), 182Law and Economic Center (LEC), 183Legal Information Institute (LII), 184National Constitution Center, 184Olin Foundation, 185Pew Research Center, 186Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), 187The Sentencing Project, 188U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), 189U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, 190U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS), 191Vera Institute of Justice (VIJ), 192People, 193Samuel Chase (1741–1811), 193William O. Douglas (1898–1980), 194William M. Evarts (1818–1901), 196Clarence Earl Gideon (1910–1972), 197Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933–2020), 198Charles Evans Hughes (1862–1948), 201Edward "Ted" Kennedy (1932–2009), 203Patrick Leahy (1940–), 204John Marshall (1755–1835), 205Thurgood Marshall (1908–1993), 206Ralph Nader (1934–), 208Barack Obama (1961–), 209Sandra Day O'Connor (1930–), 210William Rehnquist (1924–2005), 211John Roberts (1959–), 212Antonin Scalia (1936–2016), 213William Howard Taft (1857–1930), 215Roger Taney (1777–1864), 216Donald Trump (1946–), 217Earl Warren (1891–1974), 218Bibliography, 5 Data and Documents, Introduction, Data, Figure 5.1 Map of the Geographic Boundaries for U.S. District Courts and Circuit Courts of Appeals, 232Figure 5.2 New York State Judicial System Flowchart, 232Figure 5.3 Louisiana Courts Structure, 233Figure 5.4 Line Graph of the Combined State and Federal Imprisonment Rates per 100, 000 Residents, by Race and Ethnicity, 2008–2018, 233Figure 5.5 Lifetime Likelihood of Imprisonment for Persons Born in 2001; White, Black, Latinx; Men and Women, 234Table 5.1. Year States Were Admitted to the Union, by Year Admitted, 234Table 5.2. Number of States Using Assorted Methods of Judicial Selection, 236Table 5.3. Federal Judges Impeached, 1804–2010, 237Table 5.4. Federal Judicial Nominees by Rate Not Qualified by ABA, 1989 to 2019, 238Table 5.5. Chief Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court, 240Table 5.6. Methods of Judicial Selection in State Court Systems, 241Documents, Document 5.1: Article III, the Constitution of the United States, 242Document 5.2: Excerpts from the Judiciary Act of 1789, 243Document 5.3: Excerpts from Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857), 250Document 5.4: Judiciary Act of 1869, 252Document 5.5: Excerpts from Miller v. Texas (1894), 253Document 5.6: The Nonpartisan Court Plan (Missouri Plan), 254Document 5.7: Excerpts from the Legal Services Corporation Act of 1974, 257Document 5.8: Excerpts from United States v. Verdugo-Urquidez (1990), 260Document 5.9: Excerpts from Arizona Christian School Tuition Organization v. Winn et al. (2011), 262Document 5.10: Description of the Judicial Conduct and Disability Act of 1980, Amended March 12, 2019, 2646Resources, Introduction, Print Resources, 267Books, 267Leading Scholarly Journals, 299Nonprint Sources, Websites, 305Films, 3067 Chronology, Glossary, Index.
• Publisher Details: New York : ABC-CLIO
• Publication Date: 2022
• Extent: 1 online resource (408 pages)
• Subjects: Law -- Courts; Law -- Judicial Power; Law -- Criminal Law -- General; Law
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9798216107392
• Related ISBNs: 9781440874574
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