DECISION-MAKING IN STATE SUPREME COURTS - A LOOK INSIDE THE CONFERENCE ROOM

• NCJ Number: 32950
• Journal: Judicature Volume: 59 Issue: 7 Dated: (FEBRUARY 1976) Pages: 337-343
• Author(s): S S MCCONKIE
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 7 pages
• Corporate Author: American Judicature Soc
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

RESULTS OF A 50-STATE QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY ON THE EFFECT OF ORAL ARGUMENTS, THE ORDER OF CONFERENCE DISCUSSION, THE ORDER OF VOTING, AND THE ASSIGNMENT OF WRITTEN OPINIONS ON JUDICIAL BEHAVIOR AND CASE OUTCOME.

Abstract

THE AUTHOR SUGGESTS THAT ALTHOUGH THERE IS A WIDE DIVERSITY IN THE OPERATIONS OF STATE SUPREME COURTS, IN RELATION TO DECISION-MAKING PROCEDURES, THESE DIFFERENCES DO NOT AFFECT THE SUBSTANCE OF COURT DECISIONS OR THE ABILITY OF THE COURT TO FULFILL ADEQUATELY ITS CONSTITUTIONAL AND STATUTORY FUNCTIONS. STATE-BY-STATE DATA ON THE USE OF THE FOUR DECISION-MAKING PROCEDURES IS INCLUDED IN CHART FORM.