POLITICS AND THE JUDICIARY - THE INFLUENCE OF JUDICIAL BACKGROUND ON CASE OUTCOMES

被引：181
作者：
ASHENFELTER, O [1 ]
EISENBERG, T [1 ]
SCHWAB, SJ [1 ]
机构：
[1] CORNELL UNIV,SCH LAW,ITHACA,NY 14853
来源：
JOURNAL OF LEGAL STUDIES | 1995年 / 24卷 / 02期
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D O I：
10.1086/467960
中图分类号：
D9 [法律]; DF [法律];
学科分类号：
0301 ;
摘要：
It is widely believed that the background and worldview of judges influence their decisions. This article uses the fact that judges are assigned their cases randomly to assess the effect of judicial background on the outcome of cases from the day-to-day docket in three federal trial courts. Unlike the political science findings of ideological influence in published opinions, we find little evidence that judges differ in their decisions with respect to the mass of case outcomes. Characteristics of the judges or the political party of the judge's appointing president are not significant predictors of judicial decisions.
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