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The Rise of Judicial Management in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, 1955-2000
Steven Wilson
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Description for The Rise of Judicial Management in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, 1955-2000
Hardcover. This study of the US District Court, Southern District of Texas, analyses the changes in its mission, structure, policies and procedures from 1955 to 2000. These efforts are situated within the social, cultural and political expectations that prompted the increase in judical seats. Series: Studies in the Legal History of the South. Num Pages: 656 pages, 3 tables, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JJP; HBT; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1007.
This is the first book-length study of a federal district court to analyze the revolutionary changes in its mission, structure, policies, and procedures over the past four decades. As Steven Harmon Wilson chronicles the court's attempts to keep pace with an expanding, diversifying caseload, he situates those efforts within the social, cultural, and political expectations that have prompted the increase in judicial seats from four in 1955 to the current nineteen. Federal judges have progressed from being simply referees of legal disputes to managers of expanding courts, dockets, and staffs, says Wilson. The Southern District of Texas offers an especially ... Read more
This is the first book-length study of a federal district court to analyze the revolutionary changes in its mission, structure, policies, and procedures over the past four decades. As Steven Harmon Wilson chronicles the court's attempts to keep pace with an expanding, diversifying caseload, he situates those efforts within the social, cultural, and political expectations that have prompted the increase in judicial seats from four in 1955 to the current nineteen. Federal judges have progressed from being simply referees of legal disputes to managers of expanding courts, dockets, and staffs, says Wilson. The Southern District of Texas offers an especially ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
Series
Studies in the Legal History of the South
Number of Pages
656
Place of Publication
Georgia, United States
ISBN
9780820323633
SKU
V9780820323633
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About Steven Wilson
STEVEN HARMON WILSON received his doctorate in history from Rice University.
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