Nature of the Judicial Process

A distinguished jurist provides insights into the judicial role by asking and answering the question, "What is it that I do when I decide a case?" In this legal classic, a former Associate Supreme Court Justice explains a judge's conscious and unconscious decision-making processes. Famous for his convincing and lucid prose, Cardozo offers insights that remain relevant to a modern view of American jurisprudence. In simple, understandable language, he discusses the ways rulings are guided and shaped by information, precedent and custom, and standards of justice and morals. Ideal for law students as well as anyone interested in legal theory, this volume offers a rare look inside the mind of a great jurist. 176pp. 53/8 x 81/2.Cardozo, Benjamin N. is the author of 'Nature of the Judicial Process ', published 2005 under ISBN 9780486443867 and ISBN 0486443868.