Blindfolds off : judges on how they decide / Joel Cohen; foreword by Hon. Richard Posner, 7th Circuit Court of Appeals.
2014
KF8775 .C639 2014 (Mapit)
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Title
Blindfolds off : judges on how they decide / Joel Cohen; foreword by Hon. Richard Posner, 7th Circuit Court of Appeals.
Added Author
Posner, Richard A., writer of preface.
Imprint
Chicago, Illinois : American Bar Association, [2014].
Copyright
©2014.
Description
xxvii, 313 pages ; 24 cm
Formatted Contents Note
Judge Leonie Brinkema : the Moussaoui terrorism case
Judge Denny Chin : Madoff: why 150 years?
Judge Martin Feldman : Deepwater Horizon
Judge Nancy Gertner : upbraiding the FBI
Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein : managing and settling the 9/11 tort cases
Judge David Hittner : an inner city project's demolition
Judge John E. Jones III : intelligent design
Judge Charles P. Kocoras : the failed expert
Chief Judge Alex Kozinski : judging from the "bully pulpit"
Judge Jed S. Rakoff : death is different
Judge Emmet G. Sullivan : guilt, innocence, and prosecutorial misconduct
Judge Vaughn R. Walker : same-sex marriage
Judge Jack B. Weinstein : Agent Orange
Epilogue
Excerpt from the nature of the judicial process.
Judge Denny Chin : Madoff: why 150 years?
Judge Martin Feldman : Deepwater Horizon
Judge Nancy Gertner : upbraiding the FBI
Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein : managing and settling the 9/11 tort cases
Judge David Hittner : an inner city project's demolition
Judge John E. Jones III : intelligent design
Judge Charles P. Kocoras : the failed expert
Chief Judge Alex Kozinski : judging from the "bully pulpit"
Judge Jed S. Rakoff : death is different
Judge Emmet G. Sullivan : guilt, innocence, and prosecutorial misconduct
Judge Vaughn R. Walker : same-sex marriage
Judge Jack B. Weinstein : Agent Orange
Epilogue
Excerpt from the nature of the judicial process.
Note
"The 13 interviews that comprise this volume, all but two conducted during 2013, were tape recorded in the chambers of the respective judges, except for the interview of Judge Hittner, conducted in New York, the interview of (retired) Judge Walker, conducted at his law office in San Francisco, and the interview of (retired) Judge Gertner, conducted at her office at Harvard Law School."
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Location
STA
Call Number
KF8775 .C639 2014
Language
English
ISBN
9781627226783
1627226788
1627226788
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