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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
SAGE Publications Ltd.,
2020.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| 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, ... |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781529748468 1529748461 9781526421036 1526421038 |