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The Courtroom As Classroom: Independence, Imagination And Ideology In The Work Of Jack Weinstein, Stephen B. Burbank
The Courtroom As Classroom: Independence, Imagination And Ideology In The Work Of Jack Weinstein, Stephen B. Burbank
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This Article explores influences that have shaped Judge Weinstein's judicial behavior. The author argues that Weinstein's conception of the judicial role has been influenced in significant respects by his career as a law professor. Tracing continuities and discontinuities between the roles of a professor and a trial judge, the author concludes that Judge Weinstein manifests both the desire for intellectual autonomy and the consequent lack of regard for institutional accountability that are characteristic of the former role. The Article then seeks to evaluate the judge-centered approach to judicial independence it imputes to Judge Weinstein. The author contends that the desire …
The Myth Of The Impartial Judge, Jane C. Murphy
The Myth Of The Impartial Judge, Jane C. Murphy
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