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Who Decides Justice: The Case For Legally Trained Magistrate Judges In West Virginia, Jason Neal Dec 2018

Who Decides Justice: The Case For Legally Trained Magistrate Judges In West Virginia, Jason Neal

West Virginia Law Review

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What Are The Judiciary’S Politics?, Michael W. Mcconnell May 2018

What Are The Judiciary’S Politics?, Michael W. Mcconnell

Pepperdine Law Review

What are the politics of the federal judiciary, to the extent that the federal judiciary has politics? Whose interests do federal judges represent? This Essay puts forward five different kinds of politics that characterize the federal judiciary. First, the federal judiciary represents the educated elite. Second, the federal judiciary represents past political majorities. Third, the federal judiciary is more politically balanced than the legislative or executive branches. Fourth, the federal judiciary is organized by regions, and between those regions there is significant diversity. Fifth, to the extent that the judiciary leans one way or the other, it leans toward the …


President Donald Trump And Federal Bench Diversity, Carl Tobias May 2018

President Donald Trump And Federal Bench Diversity, Carl Tobias

Washington and Lee Law Review Online

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The Judicial Role In Criminal Charging And Plea Bargaining, Darryl Brown Feb 2018

The Judicial Role In Criminal Charging And Plea Bargaining, Darryl Brown

Hofstra Law Review

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