American Courts |  | Author: Daniel John Meador
Publisher: West Publishing Company
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 358,664
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2
Pages: 113
Number Of Items: 1
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Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 5.6 x 0.2
ISBN: 0314251332
Dewey Decimal Number: 347
EAN: 9780314251336
ASIN: 0314251332
Publication Date: December 2000
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Product Description
American Courts describes the state judicial systems and the federal judicial system. It then sketches in simple, understandable terms many of the complications stemming from the coexistence of multiple court systems applying various bodies of lawcircumstances unique to American federalism. Describes judicial personnel, with special attention to judges and the concept of an independent judiciary. Likewise, the role of lawyers is described, underscoring the significance of an independent bar. The author is the James Monroe Professor of Law at the University of Virginia where he teaches Civil Procedure and Federal Courts and directs the Law School's Graduate Program for judges.
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 Every American Should Own This Book June 14, 2001
G. Hunter (Arlington, VA USA)
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
This really is a fantastic book. Professor Meador, having spent half a century as a teacher at one of the world's finest law schools and as a consultant and advisor to legal scholars and judges from state courts to the Supreme Court, manages to speak to everyone who hasn't had the opportunity to attend law school. Reading this book won't make you a lawyer, but you will understand exactly what happens in our court systems - a must for new law students, foreign lawyers and anyone interested in how their nation's legal systems work. It was an invaluable help in my first year of law school, and worth every dime.
American Courts September 22, 2009
lawfreak
The book itself is in good condition and the description given by the vendor is correct. However, I am not sure this book was needed for me to buy only because it's a Starter Book. It's not really the main book for my classes, I found this out once I got all the REQUIRED books for class. So it would of saved me money if I opt out on buying this. This is only my own thoughts as I noticed most of the materials in this book is covered in the REQUIRED Book too.
Helpful Tool September 12, 2005
Dr. Lothar Goretzki
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Nice concise description of the US Court system. The American judicial system is quite complex. This little book explains it in easy terms.
American Courts, a refresher September 26, 2005
MES (La Palma, CA USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this book as a pre-req for law school. I found it to be a good refresher for the court system and how it runs. If you are beginning law school or classes in government, you will want to review this book.
 Concise but pricey September 26, 2008
Surpised
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a very short introduction to the U. S. court system. It is perfect as a first introduction to this subject. The author writes with great clarity, making a complex sytem approchable.
However, I expected it to be much more substantial considering the price. Small features such as including diagrams of all 50 state court systems in the Appendix rather than just four examples could easily be added and make it far more useful since every state's is different. Since lawyers need to pass bar exams on the particulars of their state further information would be far more useful.
This is a short book and the skills of the author allow for part of this, however it is far too concise for the price (even used)!
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