LEADER 03810nam 22007094a 450 001 9910782434803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-281-96624-X 010 $a9786611966249 010 $a0-226-67730-3 024 7 $a10.7208/9780226677309 035 $a(CKB)1000000000579428 035 $a(EBL)408219 035 $a(OCoLC)476228016 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000129190 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11144557 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000129190 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10070681 035 $a(PQKB)10230692 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000122548 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC408219 035 $a(DE-B1597)524514 035 $a(OCoLC)309917323 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780226677309 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL408219 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10265983 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL196624 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000579428 100 $a20070809d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aConstitutional conscience$b[electronic resource] $ethe moral dimension of judicial decision /$fH. Jefferson Powell 210 $aChicago $cUniversity of Chicago Press$d2008 215 $a1 online resource (161 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-226-67725-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aThe rule of five -- Playing the game -- A question of degree -- Men and women of goodwill -- Making it up as we go along. 330 $aWhile many recent observers have accused American judges-especially Supreme Court justices-of being too driven by politics and ideology, others have argued that judges are justified in using their positions to advance personal views. Advocating a different approach-one that eschews ideology but still values personal perspective-H. Jefferson Powell makes a compelling case for the centrality of individual conscience in constitutional decision making. Powell argues that almost every controversial decision has more than one constitutionally defensible resolution. In such cases, he goes on to contend, the language and ideals of the Constitution require judges to decide in good faith, exercising what Powell calls the constitutional virtues: candor, intellectual honesty, humility about the limits of constitutional adjudication, and willingness to admit that they do not have all the answers. Constitutional Conscience concludes that the need for these qualities in judges-as well as lawyers and citizens-is implicit in our constitutional practices, and that without them judicial review would forfeit both its own integrity and the credibility of the courts themselves. 606 $aJudicial process$zUnited States 606 $aJustice, Administration of$zUnited States 606 $aJudges$zUnited States 606 $aJudicial discretion$zUnited States 606 $aConstitutional law$zUnited States 610 $alaw, legality, legal system, justice systems, judicial, judges, lawyers, morality, morals, ethics, american government, governing, supreme court, politics, political science, ideology, ideological, individual consciousness, constitutional decision making, controversial decisions, controversy, candor, intellectual honesty, humility, credibility, governance, united states of america, usa. 615 0$aJudicial process 615 0$aJustice, Administration of 615 0$aJudges 615 0$aJudicial discretion 615 0$aConstitutional law 676 $a347.73/2634 700 $aPowell$b Jefferson$f1954-$01505649 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910782434803321 996 $aConstitutional conscience$93868314 997 $aUNINA