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The ways of a judge : reflections from the Federal Appellate Bench / Frank M. Coffin.

Title
The ways of a judge : reflections from the Federal Appellate Bench / Frank M. Coffin.
Author
Coffin, Frank Morey.
Publication
Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1980.

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xiv, 273 p.; 22 cm.
Subject
  • Appellate courts > United States
  • Judges > United States
  • Judicial process > United States
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
On judging judges -- The appellate idea in history -- The appellate idea in the United States -- The elements of deciding appeals -- Place and patterns of work -- Preparing for argument -- A term of court -- The creation of opinions -- The workings of collegiality -- Craft skills and social values -- Loss of innocence and the quest for legitimacy -- A time for reappraisal -- A judge seeks his bearings.
ISBN
0395294614 :
LCCN
^^^80020179^
OCLC
6604036
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library