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Preliminary Notes Toward A Study Of Judicial Notice, E. F. Roberts
Preliminary Notes Toward A Study Of Judicial Notice, E. F. Roberts
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
The author describes the common law as a "machine," with judges and lawyers as its working parts. He explains that its successful operation requires a kind of "intellectual adrenalin" in order to keep it responsive to its changing environment. This is the function of judicial notice. The author next examines the different views of judicial notice and points out that each is a reflection of the era in which it was created. He concludes that judicial notice is not a distinct doctrine like the hearsay rule, but rather is simply the art of thinking as practiced within the legal system.
A Report On Judicial Ethics, Gray Thoron
A Report On Judicial Ethics, Gray Thoron
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
While the ethics of the American judiciary cover a broad spectrum, both good and bad, the general over-all level of judicial ethical performance is relatively high. Most judges are honest and honorable. Where dissatisfaction is apparent, it is far more frequently directed at judicial competence than at judicial integrity and ethics. Corruption, dishonesty, susceptibility to political pressure, and other ethical lapses are, however, not unknown, and on very rare occasions have been extremely bad. The ethical obligations of the judiciary extend far beyond the basic essentials of honesty, impartiality, and fairness. Judges must not only avoid evil or wrongdoing, but …
An Introduction To The Study Of Presumptions, E. F. Roberts
An Introduction To The Study Of Presumptions, E. F. Roberts
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
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