LEADER 04096nam 2200637Ia 450 001 9910808031403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-674-04224-7 024 7 $a10.4159/9780674042247 035 $a(CKB)1000000000787185 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000153915 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11179306 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000153915 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10405533 035 $a(PQKB)10418913 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3300245 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10314255 035 $a(OCoLC)923109835 035 $a(DE-B1597)574357 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780674042247 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3300245 035 $a(OCoLC)1243310371 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000787185 100 $a19840806d1996 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe federal courts $echallenge and reform /$fRichard A. Posner 205 $a2nd ed. 210 $aCambridge, MA $cHarvard University Press$d1996 215 $axvi, 413 p 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-674-29626-5 311 $a0-674-29627-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tFigures -- $tTables -- $tPreface -- $tI The Institution -- $t1 The Organization of the Federal Courts -- $t2 The Jurisdiction of the Federal Courts -- $tII The Challenge -- $t3 The Growth of the Caseload -- $t4 Why the Caseload Has Grown So -- $t5 Consequences: The System Expands. . . -- $t6 ... And Is Streamlined -- $tIII Incremental Reform -- $t7 Palliatives -- $t8 Specialized Courts -- $tIV Fundamental Reform -- $t9 The Role of Federal Courts in a Federal System -- $t10 Federal Judicial Self-Restraint -- $t11 The Federal Judicial Craft -- $tAppendix: Supplementary Tables -- $tIndex 330 $aThe federal courts are the world's most powerful judiciary and a vital element of the American political system. In recent decades, these courts have experienced unprecedented growth in caseload and personnel. Many judges and lawyers believe that a "crisis in quantity" is imperiling the ability of the federal judiciary to perform its historic function of administering justice fairly and expeditiously. In a substantially revised edition of his widely acclaimed 1985 book The Federal Courts: Crisis and Reform, Chief Judge Richard A. Posner of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit provides a comprehensive evaluation of the federal judiciary and a detailed program of judicial reform. Drawing on economic and political theory as well as on legal analysis and his own extensive judicial experience, Posner sketches the history of the federal courts, describes the contemporary institution, appraises the concerns that have been expressed with the courts' performance, and presents a variety of proposals for both short-term and fundamental reform. In contrast to some of the direr prophecies of observers of the federal courts, Posner emphasizes the success of these courts in adapting to steep caseload growth with minimum sacrifice in quality. Although the book ranges over a variety of traditional topics in federal jurisdiction, the focus is steady on federal judicial administration conceived of as an interdisciplinary approach emphasizing system rather than doctrine, statistics rather than impressions, and caseload rather than cases. Like the earlier edition, this book promises to be a landmark in the empirical study of judicial administration. 606 $aCourts$zUnited States 606 $aJudicial process$zUnited States 606 $aJudges$zUnited States 606 $aCourt congestion and delay$zUnited States 615 0$aCourts 615 0$aJudicial process 615 0$aJudges 615 0$aCourt congestion and delay 676 $a347.732 700 $aPosner$b Richard A$0110175 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910808031403321 996 $aThe federal courts$94008823 997 $aUNINA