Keeton, Robert E. <br/><br/>
Keeton on judging in the American legal system 
 Judging in the American legal system 
by Robert E. Keeton. 
 - Charlottesville, Va.  Lexis Law Pub.  1999. 
 - xxvi, 743 p.  26cm 
<br/><br/> "Part One ... contains substancial portions of materials that appeared in [the] book Judging (West 1990)..."--p. xxiii 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Basic ideas about judging ina legal system -- Law and facts --Tailoring tests for deciding cases -- Recurring themes in tests for legal accountability -- Limits on state and national governmental powers -- Change and its consequences -- Making merits and managerial decisions -- Independence and commitment of the third branch --Judge and jury -- A judge's writing and speaking --Judging Statutes -- More about reasoned choice -- More about legal tests -- More about professional roles -- Managing cases and caseloads -- Metrial motions for judgment -- Overseeing trials and others evidentiary proceedings -- More about deciding disputes involving facts , law, risk, cause, and duty -- More about judge and jury -- Judgments. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0327010592 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>99-60387 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Judges--Unites States.<br/>Judicial process--United States.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>KF 8775  / .K45 1999