SCOPE AND FUNCTION OF INTRA-CIRCUIT JUDICIAL COMMUNICATION - A CASE STUDY OF THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

• NCJ Number: 3310
• Journal: Law and Society Review Volume: 6 Issue: 3 Dated: (FEBRUARY 1972)
• Author(s): R A CARP
• Date Published: 1972
• Length: 22 pages
• Corporate Author: Law and Society Assoc
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

DIFFERENCES IN THE JUDICIAL BEHAVIOR OF U.S. TRIAL JUDGES FROM CIRCUIT TO CIRCUIT PERSIST BECAUSE EACH IS A SEMICLOSED SYSTEM, A SELF-CONTAINED ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT.

Abstract

IT WAS DEMONSTRATED THAT FEDERAL TRIAL JUDGES HAVE AMPLE COMMUNICATIONS CHANNELS FOR INTERACTION WITH THEIR FELLOW DISTRICT JUDGES. THESE CHANNELS ARE USED ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY FOR INTRA-CIRCUIT RATHER THAN INTER-CIRCUIT INTERACTION, AS A COMMUNICATIVE MEANS FOR SOCIALIZING, DISCIPLINING, AND PROVIDING MUTUAL SUPPORT FOR EACH OTHER. REFERENCES ARE INCLUDED. AUTHOR MODIFIED