Interviewing legal elites /

Legal elites are those at the top of their fields who hold offices (or jobs) that wield the power of law and often draw on specialized legal expertise and training to do so. They range from ministers of justice, attorneys general, or lord chancellors and judges, which, in some states in the United S...

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Main Author: Kenney, Sally Jane (Author)
Other Authors: Atkinson, Paul, 1947- (Editor), Delamont, Sara, 1947- (Editor), Cernat, Alexandru (Editor), Sakshaug, Joseph W. (Editor), Williams, Richard A., active 2020 (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : SAGE Publications Ltd., 2020.
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Summary:Legal elites are those at the top of their fields who hold offices (or jobs) that wield the power of law and often draw on specialized legal expertise and training to do so. They range from ministers of justice, attorneys general, or lord chancellors and judges, which, in some states in the United States, campaign and run for partisan political office, or, as in the case of U.S. Supreme Court justices or those in the United Kingdom who head public inquiries, are well-known public figures. Others may be less visible prosecutors, prison wardens or sheriffs of jails, chiefs of police, trial lawyers, litigators of public interest groups who may be "repeat players" in high courts, legislators and civil servants who recruit, select, or approve judges, ...
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781529748468
1529748461
9781526421036
1526421038