At these times, judges in our system are legislators as well as adjudicators. Judge richard posner of the seventh circuit has never minded being the bad guy in public debate. Richard posner may be americas most celebrated living judge, and although he. Posners new book, its wideopen title, reflections on judging, set off alarm bells. Richard posner may be americas most celebrated living judge, and although he does not sit on our highest court, his career marks an unmatched fusion of judicial leadership and prolific scholarship. Judge richard posner on those incompetent justices who. Richard posner 1939, raadsheer bij een federaal appelhof united states. A prolific and brilliant writer, posners how judges think is perhaps his most illuminating work for its profound, and sometimes polemical, insights into the judicial process. Posner is circuit judge, the united states court of appeals for the seventh circuit, and a senior lecturer at the university of chicago law school. Posner offers in this new book a unique and, to orthodox legal thinkers, a startling. Richard posner reflects on judging longtime appellate court judge richard posner offers solutions for our judicial system in his new book, reflections on.
Richard posner is an influential legal theorist and author and currently a judge on the united states court of appeals for the seventh circuit. Publishers weekly posners latest book, how judges think. The central thesis developed throughout justice richard a. Our contributing correspondent, jeff berkowitz, talks oneonone with federal judge richard posner, in a frank conversation about. Gavel down the judicial philosophy of richard posner.
Sutton united states court of appeals for the sixth circuit follow this and additional works at. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Posner offers in this new book a unique and, to orthodox legal thinkers, a startling perspective on how judges and justices decide cases. Incredibly weird judge posners views on gays and gay marriage have evolved greatly since he was years old. Posner, how judges think, harvard university press.
In a profession marked by pomp and pretence, richard posner, who is retiring from the judiciary, is a renegade. How judges think judiciaries supreme court of the united. When conventional legal materials enable judges to ascertain the true facts. Thoughts on judge richard posners legal pragmatism the. Posner s book is that legal pragmatism is the best way for judges to approach legal problems. How judges think pims polity immigration and society series. A distinguished and experienced appellate court judge, richard a. To judge richard posner, gun control is a joke the atlantic.
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Posner harvard university press a distinguished and experienced appellate court judge, richard a. Posner argues, judges perforce have occasionalindeed rather frequentrecourse to other sources of judgment, including their own political opinions or policy judgments, even their idiosyncrasies. He replied, in posnerian fashion, i think there should be compulsory retirement for all federal judges and justices at age 80. Posner offers in this new book a unique and, to orthodox legal thinkers. Judge richard posner to retire the washington post. Posner states that he aims to offer a cogent, unified, realistic, and appropriately eclectic account of how judges actually. Posners book is that legal pragmatism is the best way for judges to approach legal. Judge posners examination of the issues is thorough, scholarly and riveting. In his new book, how judges think, seventh circuit judge richard a. When conventional legal materials enable judges to ascertain the true facts of a case and apply clear preexisting legal rules to them, posner argues, they do so straightforwardly. Judge richard posner on the role and performance of the. For dick, as he is known to his staff, the tradition of clerks addressing their.
Posner, how judges think harvard university press, 2008. He has written an important booka must read not just for lawyers, but also for anyone who wants to understand how the inscrutable, and sometimes oracular, process of judging really works. Judge richard posners recent book, law, pragmatism, and democracy, is a major contribution to the ongoing debate over the best conception of democracy and the role of. How judges think pims polity immigration and society series posner, richard a. What does richard posner know about how judges think. Posner harvard university press a distinguished and experienced appellate court judge.
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