TY - BOOK AU - Howard,J.Woodford,Jr TI - Courts of Appeals in the Federal Judicial System: a Study of the Second, Fifth, and District of Columbia Circuits T2 - Princeton Legacy Library SN - 9781400855452 AV - KF8750 .H68 2014 U1 - 347.73/24347.7324 PY - 2014/// CY - Princeton PB - Princeton University Press KW - United States KW - Court of Appeals (2nd Circuit) KW - Court of Appeals (5th Circuit) KW - Court of Appeals (District of Columbia Circuit) KW - fast KW - Appellate courts KW - Judicial process KW - Processus judiciaire KW - États-Unis KW - LAW KW - Civil Procedure KW - bisacsh KW - Legal Services KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE KW - Government KW - Judicial Branch KW - Constitutional KW - Electronic books N1 - Cover; One · Courts of Appeals in the Governing Process; Part II · The Roles of Circuit Judges; Part III · Perspectives on Reform N2 - Courts of Appeals were designed to be a unifying force in American law and politics, but they also contribute to decentralization and regionalization of federal law. Woodford Howard studies three aspects of this problem: first, what binds the highly decentralized federal courts into a judicial system; second, what controls the discretion of judges in making law and policy; and third, how can quality judicial decisions be maintained under heavy-volume pressure. Originally published in 1981. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again ma UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=791548 ER -