In this new adaptation from their classic Judicial Process in America, Carp, Stidham, and Manning provide a comprehensive look at state judicial systems. They place the various state court systems within the overall political and judicial framework and examine recent events in, and policymaking by, state courts.

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Tables and Figures
Preface

1.       An Introduction to Law and Courts

State Courts in a Federal System
The Role of Courts
Sources of Law in the United States
Types of Law
Summary
Further Thought and Discussion Questions
Notes
Suggested Resources                                                                                          

2.       State Judicial Systems                                                                                                                                           

Historical Development of State Courts
State Court Organization
Norm Enforcement in the State Courts
The Courtroom Work Group
Administrative Hearings in the States
Policymaking in the State Courts
Innovation in State Courts
Administrative and Staff Support in the State Judiciary
State Court Workload
Summary
Further Thought and Discussion Questions
Notes
Suggested Resources                                                                                                                                            

3.       Jurisdiction and Policymaking Boundaries

Jurisdiction of State Courts
Jurisdiction and Legislative Politics
Judicial Self-Restraint
Summary
Further Thought and Discussion Questions
Notes
Suggested Resources                                                                                                                                              

4.       Judges in State Courts

Qualifications and Backgrounds of State Judges
The Selection Process for State Judges
The Retirement and Removal of State Judges
Summary
Further Thought and Discussion Questions
Notes
Suggested Resources                                                                                                                         

5.       Lawyers, Litigants, and Interest Groups in the State Courts

Lawyers
Litigants
Interest Groups
Summary
Further Thought and Discussion Questions
Notes
Suggested Resources

6.       Decision Making by State Court Judges

The Legal Subculture
The Democratic Subculture
The Subcultures as Predictors
Decision Making in Collegial Courts
Summary
Further Thought and Discussion Questions
Notes
Suggested Resources                                                                                                                                              

7.       Implementation and Impact of Judicial Policies

The Impact of Higher Court Decisions on Lower Courts
Other Implementers
The Impact of Judicial Policies  
Summary
Further Thought and Discussion Questions
Notes
Suggested Resource

Glossary

 

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.

Ronald Stidham is professor of political science/criminal justice at Appalachian State University. He is coauthor with Robert A. Carp of The Federal Courts, Fourth Edition, and has written numerous articles on the federal courts.

Kenneth L. Manning is associate professor of political science at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. He is coeditor of Political Perspectives: Essays on Government and Politics, and his works on the politics of judicial decision-making and federal judicial selection have been published in a variety of journals.