… and then extend the model presented in Section 2 to this more complex legal regime. In
Section 4, I introduce collegial courts. I outline two methods by which courts might resolve cases. …

… legal doctrine. We provide conditions for the occurrence of these doctrinal attributes in the
output of collegial courts… that arise in the collegial aggregation of a set of legal rules and those …

… Now suppose the Justices of the Court have the following views of the case (note, that,
like our earlier contract example, the structure of legal doctrine is such that this is a "defendant-…

… They make the law weaker and less nuanced. In my experience, judges on a collegial court
do … On a collegial court, the overarching mission of a panel is to figure out where a particular …

… cases according to his or her preferred legal rule, when can judges sitting on a collegial
court come together to create a meaningful legal doctrine? What will the “collegial rule” be? …

… In Legal Doctrine on Collegial Courts, we analyze some of the conditions that give rise to
the outcomes illustrated by the three-judge examples above.We find, in particular, that two …

… both instances by courts adjudicating in collegiate panels. This … , since any errors made by
the court of first instance can be … The doctrine points to a number of advantages of a collegial …

… discussion of collegial courts has involved the circuit courts, and the Supreme Court may …
The central significance of the Court's opinion lies in its doctrinal power. This in turn relies on its …

… , depending on the legal question at issue. Judging on a Collegial Court directly examines
… (suggesting that dissent can "play an important role in the development of legal doctrine"). …

… dismissed based on the legal doctrine of forum non … doctrine of forum non conveniens
permits a court either to transfer a case or to decline to hear it altogether if the location of that court …