The Responsible Judge: Readings in Judicial Ethics

Table of contents

• Title Page iii
• Copyright Acknowledgments v
• Contents vii
• Preface xiii
• Part I The Ideal Judge and the Partial Judge 1
• A. The Impartiality of God 3
• B. The Mask of Impartiality 22
• C. Monsters 35
• D. Political Judges 50
• Part II Judging 97
• A. Waiting for the Litigants 105
• B. Deciding on the Record 113
• C. Adjudicating the Case at Hand 115
• D. Creating a Precedent 121
• E. Following the Rules Laid Down 129
• F. Exercising Judgment 138
• G. Preserving Proportion 142
• H. Displaying Compassion 148
• I. Deliberating with Colleagues 156
• J. Writing and Dissenting 171
• K. Judging in a Different Voice 188
• L. Managing Public Institutions 208
• M. Settling a Case 223
• N. Blowing the Whistle? 243
• O. Retaining One's Humanity 257
• Part III Independent and Accountable 265
• A. Proclaiming Independence 267
• B. The Duty of Recusal 278
• C. Forms of Accountability 309
• Selected Bibliography 387
• Index 391
• About the Editors *

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