Judges and Their Audiences by Lawrence Baum
What motivates judges as decision makers? This book offers a fresh perspective on this crucial question, a perspective based on judges' interest in the approval of audiences important to them. It argues that the influence of judges' audiences is pervasive.
Winner of the 2007 CHerman Pritchett Award, Law and Courts Section of the American Political Science Association One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2006 "Judges and Their Audiences constitutes an impressive scholarly achievement in its expansive analysis of the existing literature... Lawrence Baum argues that judges, like most human beings, are often sensitive to and seek the approbation of others within their social and professional milieu... One theme runs throughout the empirical chapters: the vitality of a given precedent has an important effect on the manner in which later courts use that precedent to justify legal outcomes."--Stefanie A. Lindquist, Law and Politics Book Review "Lawrence Baum employs a range of empirical evidence on courts, combining the literatures on judicial decision making and social psychology to examine the influence of the legal profession, the media, and close colleagues on the self-presentation of judges."--Law & Social Inquiry
Lawrence Baum is professor of political science at Ohio State University. He is a student of judicial politics, with a primary interest in explanation of judicial behavior. His previous books include include "American Courts", "The Supreme Court", and "The Puzzle of Judicial Behavior".
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780691138275 |
| ISBN 10 | 0691138273 |
| Title | Judges and Their Audiences |
| Author | Lawrence Baum |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Princeton University Press |
| Year published | 2008-08-03 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Prizes | Winner of American Political Science Association Law and Courts Section: C. Herman Pritchett Award 2007, Short-listed for Choice Magazine Outstanding Reference/Academic Book Award 2006 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |