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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 …


The Ghost Of Crowell V. Benson And The Residual Role Of Judges And Agencies Under Federal Law, Linda R. Hirshman Apr 2013

The Ghost Of Crowell V. Benson And The Residual Role Of Judges And Agencies Under Federal Law, Linda R. Hirshman

Journal of the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary

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