Courts, judges, and politics: An introduction to the judicial process - Hardcover

Murphy, Walter F. (Author)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0394321170 ISBN 13: 9780394321172

Publisher: Random House, 1979

Synopsis

This classic reader has been a best selling component of the Judicial Process/Judicial Politics/American Legal System course for years. The sixth edition has been thoroughly updated while retaining the features that made it attractive for so long: its effective structure, thorough coverage, narrative voice, choice of excerpts, and teaching flexibility.

About this title

About the Author:

Walter F. Murphy is the McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence, Emeritus at Princeton University. Murphy was one of the creators of Courts, Judges, & Politics in 1961. His other books include Congress and the Court (1962), Elements of Judicial Strategy (1964); The Vicar of Christ (1979), and American Constitutional Interpretation (with James E. Fleming and Sotirios A. Barber, 2d ed. 1995). A former Commissioner of Civil Rights in New Jersey, Murphy served for 13 years as a member of that state's committee, monitoring judicial conduct.

About this edition

• Publisher: Random House
• Publication date: 1979
• ISBN 10: 0394321170
• ISBN 13: 9780394321172
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 769