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A Bibliography For The United States Courts Of Appeals, Thomas E. Baker
A Bibliography For The United States Courts Of Appeals, Thomas E. Baker
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A Proposal That Congress Create A Commission On Federal Court Structure, Thomas E. Baker
A Proposal That Congress Create A Commission On Federal Court Structure, Thomas E. Baker
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Predicting the shape and size of the federal judiciary in the future requires us to gaze into a rather clouded crystal ball; clouded, because the prediction of future changes in any institution is a hazardous business, and clouded even more in this case because political pressures as well as rational discourse will determine what the federal courts look like a generation hence.
Imagining The Alternative Futures Of The U.S. Courts Of Appeals, Thomas E. Baker
Imagining The Alternative Futures Of The U.S. Courts Of Appeals, Thomas E. Baker
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Any number of extramural or structural reforms have been proposed over the years to solve the present problems and to meet the future needs of the United States Courts of Appeals. Some have been on the drawing board for a long time, while others are much more novel. In this article, Professor Baker gathers the more provocative extramural or structural proposals that have coalesced thus far in the decades-long debate over what Congress should do about the intermediate federal appellate courts. The Final Report of the Federal Courts Study Committee is the point of departure for this "inquiry and discussion."
An Assessment Of Past Extramural Reforms Of The U.S. Courts Of Appeals, Thomas E. Baker
An Assessment Of Past Extramural Reforms Of The U.S. Courts Of Appeals, Thomas E. Baker
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Professor Baker posits several radical changes to the structure of the federal appellate courts to ease the growing caseload. First, he suggests restricting the jurisdiction of the federal district courts. Second, Professor discusses the merits of using alternative dispute resolution. Next, he discusses the merits and pitfalls of expanding, dividing and even establishing a specialized appellate judiciary. Finally, he discusses improving federal legislation to ease the load on the federal appellate courts.
The Eleventh Circuit’S First Decade Contribution To The Law Of The Nation, 1981-1991, Thomas E. Baker
The Eleventh Circuit’S First Decade Contribution To The Law Of The Nation, 1981-1991, Thomas E. Baker
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Likewise, the task of commentary is difficult. The period covered here-the first decade of the Eleventh Circuit-represents, quite literally and figuratively, the formative era of the court. Indeed, the volume of decisions and their variety are qualities that ought to humble, if not intimidate, most commentators. Justice Holmes once observed that a common law court could be expected to replicate the entire corpus juris in the space of a single generation. The Eleventh Circuit did this consciously between 1981 and 1991. In Bonner v. City of Prichard, the inaugural en banc court held that the new court-just cleaved from the …
The Inherent Power To Impose Sanctions: How A Federal Judge Is Like An 800-Pound Gorilla, Thomas E. Baker
The Inherent Power To Impose Sanctions: How A Federal Judge Is Like An 800-Pound Gorilla, Thomas E. Baker
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Inherent sanctions, like Rule 11 sanctions, may be imposed against any person responsible for wrongdoing, regardless of whether that person is a litigant or an attorney. Sanctionable wrongdoing includes pre litigation misconduct, as well as abuses of process that occur beyond the courtroom, such as the willful disobedience of an otherwise valid court order, so long as the court affords a violation due process before imposing sanctions. In addition to Rule 11's function as a deterrent, inherent sanctions further the goals of compensation and punishment.