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Judging Without A J.D., Sara Sternberg Greene, Kristen M. Renberg
Judging Without A J.D., Sara Sternberg Greene, Kristen M. Renberg
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One of the most basic assumptions of our legal system is that when two parties face off in court, the case will be adjudicated before a judge who is trained in the law. This Essay begins by showing that, empirically, the assumption that most judges have legal training does not hold true for many low-level state courts. Using data we compiled from all fifty states and the District of Columbia, we find that thirty-two states allow at least some low-level state court judges to adjudicate without a law degree, and seventeen states do not require judges who adjudicate eviction cases …
Joseph Story, Ralf Michaels
Joseph Story, Ralf Michaels
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Joseph Story (1779-1845) was one of the greatest and most influential American lawyers of all time. Both as a Supreme Court Justice and as a professor at Harvard Law School, his work and thought were, and still are, of great importance. Today’s private international law would look different without him, both in the United States and in the rest of the world. At the same time, his approach to the field cannot be properly understood unless placed within his broader work on law, and the specific American background against which it was developed.
Original Understanding And The Constitution, Michael E. Tigar
Original Understanding And The Constitution, Michael E. Tigar
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Foreword: Waiver Of Constitutional Rights: Disquiet In The Citadel, Michael E. Tigar
Foreword: Waiver Of Constitutional Rights: Disquiet In The Citadel, Michael E. Tigar
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Foreword to Harvard Law Review review of Supreme Court 1969 Term