NCJ Number
129762
Date Published
1991
Length
367 pages
Annotation
Observations of courtroom proceedings in 15 cities and interviews with more than 500 judges and lawyers form the basis of this analysis of how judges and lawyers bring their unique personalities and life experiences to their professional lives.
Abstract
The analysis focuses on the law school experience and the early career development of lawyers, demographic and personality characteristics of lawyers and judges, and the lawyer's working environment and major activities. Other sections consider legal ethics, efforts to regulate the profession, and the physical and psychological effects of the long hours and heavy workload of typical lawyers. Further sections focus on the selection and training of judges, the judge's working environment, the nature of judicial functions, the strains and hardships of judging, and ethical issues. Tables, chapter notes and reference lists, and index