DESIGNATED HITTERS, PINCH HITTERS, AND BAT BOYS: JUDGES DEALING WITH JUDGMENT AND INEXPERIENCE, CAREER CLERKS OR TERM CLERKS.
In the article, the author discusses the key role played by career clerks or term clerks in judicial decision making, as well as how U.S. district court judges choose their staff by carefully analyzing the pros and cons of employing term and career clerks. Other topics include the workload of distri...
| Publicado en: | Law & Contemporary Problems Vol. 82; no. 2; pp. 133 - 156 |
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Duke University
2019
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| Sumario: | In the article, the author discusses the key role played by career clerks or term clerks in judicial decision making, as well as how U.S. district court judges choose their staff by carefully analyzing the pros and cons of employing term and career clerks. Other topics include the workload of district court judges, a comparison by Chief Justice John Roberts of the responsibilities of judges and baseball umpires, as well as the role of the courts in constitutional democracy. |
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