A distinguished and experienced appellate court judge, Richard A. Posner offers in this new
book a unique and, to orthodox legal thinkers, a startling perspective on how judges and …

From Louis Brandeis to Robert Bork to Clarence Thomas, the nomination of federal judges
has generated intense political conflict. With the coming retirement of one or more Supreme …

In this Essay, I propose that judicial behavior is best understood as a function of the
incentives and constraints that particular legal systems place on their judges. The approach …

Judicial and political power are inextricably linked in America, but by the time John Roberts
and Samuel Alito joined the Supreme Court, that link seemed more important, more …

How ought a democracy select its judges? Critics in Canada, England, and Wales invoke
the democratic values of accountability and transparency to call for a diminution in prime …

Evaluating the legal profession is a daunting task. The profession is highly decentralized,
and lawyers work in myriad practice settings. Most litigation ends in settlement, l creating …

Capture-the notion that a federal agency can become controlled by the industry the agency
is supposed to be regulating-is a fundamental concern for administrative law scholars …

Selection and tenure rules are important parts of the" packages" of institutional designs that
protect the independence of judges. The appointments process is a political one by …

This article provides a new account of employers' advantages over employees in federal
employment discrimination cases. We analyze the effects of judicial deference, in which …

This paper applies the principles of organization economics (an offshoot of organization
theory and a cousin of the New Institutional Economics) to a variety of organizations, mainly …