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Attracting Undue Scrutiny On Appeal: An Appellate Judge's Perspective, Marshall L. Davidson Iii Oct 2016

Attracting Undue Scrutiny On Appeal: An Appellate Judge's Perspective, Marshall L. Davidson Iii

The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process

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Deciding Not To Decide: A Limited Defense Of The Silent Concurrence, Alexander I. Platt Apr 2016

Deciding Not To Decide: A Limited Defense Of The Silent Concurrence, Alexander I. Platt

The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process

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Writing Reasoned Decisions And Opinions: A Guide For Novice, Experienced, And Foreign Judges, S. I. Strong Jan 2015

Writing Reasoned Decisions And Opinions: A Guide For Novice, Experienced, And Foreign Judges, S. I. Strong

Journal of Dispute Resolution

Producing well-written reasoned judgments (a term that is used herein to denote both trial court decisions and appellate opinions) is the goal of all members of the bench. Badly written rulings can have significant legal consequences for both the parties, who may incur costs as a result of a need to appeal a poorly worded decision or opinion, and society as a whole, since a poorly drafted precedent may drive the law in an unanticipated and unfortunate direction or lead to increased litigation as individuals attempt to define the parameters of an ambiguous new ruling. As a result, helping judges …


What Can We Demand Of Judges In Return For Independence?, David Klein Apr 2011

What Can We Demand Of Judges In Return For Independence?, David Klein

South Carolina Law Review

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Judicial Opinion Writing: An Annotated Bibliography, Ruth C. Vance Jan 2011

Judicial Opinion Writing: An Annotated Bibliography, Ruth C. Vance

Law Faculty Publications

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Ethical Judicial Opinion Writing, Gerald Lebovits Sep 2006

Ethical Judicial Opinion Writing, Gerald Lebovits

ExpressO

This article explores an important topic about which almost nothing has been written: How to write an honest judicial opinion.