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Overview"There are moments in American history when all eyes are focused on a federal court: when its bench speaks for millions of Americans, and when its decision changes the course of history. More often, the story of the federal judiciary is simply a tale of hard work: of finding order in the chaotic system of state and federal law, local custom, and contentious lawyering. The Federal Courts is a story of all of these courts and the judges and justices who served on them, of the case law they made, and of the acts of Congress and the administrative organs that shaped the courts. But, even more importantly, this is a story of the courts' development and their vital part in America's history.Peter Charles Hoffer, Williamjames Hull Hoffer, and N. E. H. Hull's retelling of that history is framed the three key features that shape the federal courts' narrative: the separation of powers; the federal system, in which both the national and state governments are sovereign; and the widest circle: the democratic-republican framework of American self-government. The federal judiciary is not elective and its principal judges serve during good behavior rather than at the pleasure of Congress, the President, or the electorate. But the independence that lifetime tenure theoretically confers did not and does not isolate the judiciary from political currents, partisan quarrels, and public opinion. Many vital political issues came to the federal courts, and the courts' decisions in turn shaped American politics. The federal courts, while the least democratic branch in theory, have proved in some ways and at various times to be the most democratic: open to ordinary people seeking redress, for example. Litigation in the federal courts reflects the changing aspirations and values of America's many peoples. The Federal Courts is an essential account of the branch that provides what Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Judge Oliver Wendell Homes Jr. called ""a magic mirror, wherein we see reflected our own lives.""" Full Product DetailsAuthor: Peter Charles Hoffer (Professor of History, Professor of History, University of Georgia) , Williamjames Hull Hoffer (Associate Professor of History, Associate Professor of History, Seton Hall University) , N. E. H. Hull (Distinguished Professor of Law, Distinguished Professor of Law, Rutgers University-Camden Law School)Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 23.90cm , Height: 4.10cm , Length: 16.30cm Weight: 0.001kg ISBN: 9780199387908ISBN 10: 0199387907 Pages: 562 Publication Date: 07 April 2016 Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationPeter Charles Hoffer is Distinguished Research Professor of History, University of Georgia. N. E. H. Hull is Distinguished Professor of Law, Rutgers Law School, Camden. Williamjames Hull Hoffer is Professor of History, Seton Hall University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |