| Description |
1 online resource. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Government procedures and operations
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Government procedures and operations.
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| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
A JOURNALIST'S GUIDE TO COVERING FEDERAL COURTS; A JOURNALIST'S GUIDE TO COVERING FEDERAL COURTS; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: A JOURNALIST'S GUIDE TO FEDERAL COURTS; WELCOME TO FEDERAL COURT; COVERING FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT; BANKRUPTCY COURT; COVERING FEDERAL APPELLATE COURT; GLOSSARY; APPENDIX A.; Chapter 2: U.S. CIRCUIT COURT JUDGES: PROFILE OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES PRIOR TO APPOINTMENT; SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; DATA CAVEATS; MOST COMMON TYPES OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES; PROFESSIONAL POSITION IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO APPOINTMENT. |
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CONCLUSIONChapter 3: LENGTH OF TIME FROM NOMINATION TO CONFIRMATION FOR U.S. CIRCUIT AND DISTRICT COURT NOMINEES: OVERVIEW AND POLICY OPTIONS TO SHORTEN THE PROCESS; SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; ARTICLE III LOWER COURTS; LENGTH OF TIME FROM NOMINATION TO CONFIRMATION FOR JUDICIAL NOMINEES ACROSS RECENT PRESIDENCIES; POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES OF LONGER WAITING TIMES FROM NOMINATION TO CONFIRMATION; POLICY OPTIONS FOR SHORTENING THE TIME FROM NOMINATION TO CONFIRMATION; CONCLUSION; Blank Page; INDEX. |
| Summary |
Reporting about a federal trial court or appellate court is quite unlike reporting on the other two branches of government. Among the most notable differences are that some legal terms are hard to understand; there are many rules; and federal judges work largely alone. This book provides a guide for journalists on federal courts. It also provides an analytic overview of the professional experiences and qualifications of those individuals who are currently serving as active U.S. circuit court judges; provides a statistical analysis of the time from nomination to confirmation for U.S. circuit an. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Law reporting.
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Law reporting. |
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Law reporters.
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Law reporters. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Jones, Lilliana, editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Jones, Lilliana. A Journalist's Guide to Covering Federal Courts. Hauppauge : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., ©2014 9781634633826 |
| ISBN |
9781634634090 (electronic book) |
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1634634098 (electronic book) |
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9781634633826 |
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