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On appeal : courts, lawyering, and judging /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Coffin, Frank M. (Frank Morey), 1919-2009
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : W.W. Norton, [1994]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Appellate courts > United States.
Appellate procedure > United States.
Judicial process > United States.
Lawyers > United States.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. A day in court
  • 2. The appellate world today
  • 3. The state-federal court system: "one whole."-- 4. In chambers
  • 5. Where appeals begin
  • 6. Briefs: reflections of an advocates' consumer
  • 7. Oral argument: conversing with the court
  • 8. The judges' conference
  • 9. Opinions I: organizing the workload and doing an opinion
  • 10. Opinions II: working with law clerks
  • 11. Opinions III: the workings of collegiality
  • 12. On judging appeals I: the quest for legitimacy
  • 13. On judging appeals II: familiar waters
  • 14. On judging appeals III: uncharted depths
  • 15. On the future
  • Appendix: the appellate idea in history.