Many people, it seems, are concerned throughout their lives in varying ways with how others
think about or are affected by themthat is, their status, prestige, influence, or reputation. 2 …

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In designing court systems in this country, all of the states and the federal government have
created trial courts and one or more levels of appellate courts. Legal professionals, litigants …

Since 1980, District Court Judges, designated pursuant to federal statute, have helped
decide over 75,000 court of appeals cases—nearly one of every five merits decisions …

In this article, the authors build upon the work of J. Woodford Howard to examine the role of
the courts of appeals in the 1980s. They explore the changes in the nature of the business of …

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One hundred years after the creation of the United States Circuit Courts of Appeals, lawyers
and judges are now engaged in a rising debate about the process of decision making in …

Abstract PERHAPS MORE THAN ANY OTHER AREA OF OUR ADJUDICATIVE SYSTEM,
THE APPEALS PROCESS HAS REMAINED BASICALLY UNCHANGED IN THE FACE OF …

As the number of cases filed each year has surged, US federal appellate courts have
evolved in order to fulfill their core functions of deciding appeals and setting guiding …

The appellate courts are traditionally viewed as the apex of the court system.'Practice in the
appellate courts can be challenging and sometimes difficult for practitioners not familiar with …