Judicial Process in America

Judicial Process in America, Twelfth Edition, by Robert Carp, Kenneth Manning, and Lisa Holmes is a market-leading and comprehensive textbook for both academic and general audiences. The book explains the link between the courts, public policy, and the political environment. Considering the courts from every level, the authors cover judges, lawyers, litigants, and the variables at play in the judicial decision-making process, the impact of those decisions on American citizens, and what the consequences are for the United States today.

Table of Contents:
Chapter 1 Foundations of Law in the United States Chapter 2 The Federal Judicial System Chapter 3 State Judicial Systems Chapter 4 Jurisdiction and Policymaking Boundaries Chapter 5 State Judges Chapter 6 Federal Judges Chapter 7 Policy Links Among the Citizenry, the President, and the Federal Judiciary Chapter 8 Lawyers, Litigants, and Interest Groups in the Judicial Process Chapter 9 Crime and Procedures Prior to a Criminal Trial Chapter 10 The Criminal Trial and Its Aftermath Chapter 11 The Civil Court Process Chapter 12 Decision Making by Trial Court Judges Chapter 13 Decision Making in Collegial Courts Chapter 14 Implementation and Impact of Judicial Policies Chapter 15 Policymaking by American Judges: A Synthesis

About the Author :
Robert A. Carp is professor of political science at the University of Houston. He is coauthor of Policymaking and Politics in the Federal Courts; Politics and Judgment in Federal District Courts; the Federal Courts, fourth edition, with Ronald Stidham; and numerous articles on judicial process. Kenneth L. Manning is professor of political science at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. He is coauthor with Robert A. Carp and Ronald Stidham of The Federal Courts (Fifth Edition) and The State Courts, and coeditor of Political Perspectives: Essays on Government and Politics. Manning′s work on the politics of judicial decision-making and federal judicial selection have been published in a variety of journals. Professor Holmes specializes in judicial politics, constitutional law, gender and law, and American politics. Her research focuses on various issues surrounding the politics of appointing federal and state court judges. Her recent work on how presidents use judicial nominees to court favor with their partisan supporters and interested groups has been published in Presidential Studies Quarterly, American Politics Research, and the Drake Law Review. Her current project examines the implications of politicized appointment politics on the careers and attitudes of judicial nominees.