Apr 05, 2017 judge posners concurrence is pure posnerian pragmatism. Reflections on judging epitomizes the very qualities that posner demands from federal judges. Posner, reflections on jud ging harvard university press, 20. If you havent read anything by him before, i recommend you start with reflections on judging, 20. Surveying how the judiciary has changed since his 1981 appointment, he engages the issues at stake today, suggesting how lawyers should argue cases and judges decide them, how trials can be improved, and, most urgently, how to cope with the dizzying.
Posner s willingness to speak to his readersjudges or otherwiseas a jurist with three decades of experience is a strength of this book. Reflections on judging is spangled with legal cases in which posner, faced with disorder, triumphantly cuts through the noise in richard a. Posner1 ahsan mirza the central thesis developed throughout justice richard a. Christian reflections on the leadership challenge is a faithbased companion to the bestselling leadership book of all timethe leadership challenge. Judge richard posners latest book, reflections on judging, is a wideranging critique of the united states justice system that spares no ones feelings. The world is complex, richard posner observes in his most recent book, reflections on judging. As i said four years ago of reflections on judging, posner s new book is too wildly undisciplined for me to attempt a comprehensive survey and critique of its arguments. Posners book is that legal pragmatism is the best way for judges to approach legal problems, especially when compared to legalism legal formalism, conventionalism, which. At nro, ed whelan comments unfavorably on judge richard posner s new book reflections on judging harvard university press 20.
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Supreme court, a number of prominent legal academics, appellate litigators, the senate confirmation process. For richard posner, legal formalism and formalist judgesnotably antonin scalia present the main obstacles to coping with the dizzying pace of technological a. The problem, he says, is that, thanks to disposition, training, and professional incentives, they arent. May 01, 2010 a distinguished and experienced appellate court judge, posner offers in this new book a unique and, to orthodox legal thinkers, a startling perspective on how judges and justices decide cases. Surveying how the judiciary has changed since his 1981 appointment, he engages the issues at stake today, suggesting how lawyers should argue cases and judges decide them, how trials can be improved, and, most urgently, how to cope. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Judge richard posners latest book, reflections on judging, is a wideranging critique of the united states.
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