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...

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Published in:Law & Contemporary Problems Vol. 82; no. 2; pp. 133 - 156
Main Author: MOLLOY, DONALD W.
Format: Article
Published: Duke University 2019
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        Judicial process
        Legal judgments
        District judges' attitudes
        Clerks of court
        Decision making in law
        United States district courts
        District judges
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          District judges
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