The judge : 26 Machiavellian lessons / Ronald K.L. Collins and David M. Skover.
2017
K2146 .C65 2017 (Mapit)
Available at Stacks
Items
Details
Title
The judge : 26 Machiavellian lessons / Ronald K.L. Collins and David M. Skover.
Added Author
Imprint
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2017]
Description
xxiii, 265 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Formatted Contents Note
The confirmation process and the virtues of duplicity
How to be aggressive and passive ... and great
Recusal and the vices of impartiality
The use and misuse of the politics of personality
Fortuna : the role of chance in choosing cases
When and why to avoid a case
Carpe diem : when to embrace controversy
Tactical tools : using procedure to one's advantage
Oral arguments : what to say and how
When to lose a case and win a cause
In defense of unprincipled decision making
How to manipulate the rule of law
When precedents are to be honored (if only formally)
When to take command and make demands
The boldest moves : when and how to make them
On writing : when style should trump substance
When it is wise to write a separate opinion
Law clerks : when and how to use them
How to play to the media
Cameras in the courtroom : seizing the future
On television : the medium is not the message
On publishing books : when and of what kind
The threat of impeachment and how best to avoid it
When it is best to retire
Directing history : a justice's working papers and what to do with them
How to best secure an enduring legacy.
How to be aggressive and passive ... and great
Recusal and the vices of impartiality
The use and misuse of the politics of personality
Fortuna : the role of chance in choosing cases
When and why to avoid a case
Carpe diem : when to embrace controversy
Tactical tools : using procedure to one's advantage
Oral arguments : what to say and how
When to lose a case and win a cause
In defense of unprincipled decision making
How to manipulate the rule of law
When precedents are to be honored (if only formally)
When to take command and make demands
The boldest moves : when and how to make them
On writing : when style should trump substance
When it is wise to write a separate opinion
Law clerks : when and how to use them
How to play to the media
Cameras in the courtroom : seizing the future
On television : the medium is not the message
On publishing books : when and of what kind
The threat of impeachment and how best to avoid it
When it is best to retire
Directing history : a justice's working papers and what to do with them
How to best secure an enduring legacy.
Summary
"Employing the great Florentine theorist as its guide, 'The Judge' describes what judges often do, not what they ought to do."--Book jacket.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Location
STA
Available in Other Form
Online version: Collins, Ronald K.L. Judge. New York : Oxford University Press, [2017]
Call Number
K2146 .C65 2017
Language
English
ISBN
9780190490140 (hardcover)
0190490144 (hardcover)
9780190490157 (updf)
9780190490164 (epub)
0190490144 (hardcover)
9780190490157 (updf)
9780190490164 (epub)
Record Appears in