Ryan C. Black, Ryan J. Owens, Patrick C. Wohlfarth

Cognitive Aging and the Federal Circuit Courts (eBook, ePUB)

How Senescence Influences the Law and Judges

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Cognitive Aging and the Federal Circuit Courts: How Senescence Influences the Law and Judges considers recent advances in neuroscience to identify the effects of cognitive aging among federal circuit court judges to make timely recommendations about judicial independence and institutional reforms.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Oktober 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780197747032
• Artikelnr.: 72301060

Autorenporträt

Ryan C. Black is Professor of Political Science at Michigan State University and a faculty affiliate with the Michigan State University College of Law. He studies judicial politics in the U.S. with a focus on decision making in the U.S. Supreme Court, and the U.S. Courts of Appeals. Ryan J. Owens is Professor of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Owens studies law and courts and American political institutions. His work analyzes the United States Supreme Court, the United States Courts of Appeals, legal institutions, and judicial behavior. Patrick C. Wohlfarth is Professor of Government and Politics at the University of Maryland, College Park. His research focuses on law and courts in the United States, including executive branch litigation, external influences on judicial behavior, and interinstitutional politics.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
2. The Neuroscience Behind Cognitive Aging
3. How Cognitive Aging Applies to Judges
4. Opinion Crafting and Cognitive Aging
5. Opinion Style
6. Cognitive Aging, Law Clerks, and Party Briefs
7. Aging, Opinion Quality, and the Diffusion of Precedent
8. Cognitive Aging and Following Supreme Court Precedent
9. Cognitive Aging and Panel Composition
10. Public Attitudes Toward Aged Judges
11. Public Support for Judicial Reforms
12. Conclusion