A journalist's guide to covering federal courts / Lilliana Jones, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jones, Lilliana, editor.

Series:

Government procedures and operations.

Government Procedures and Operations

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Courts--United States--Popular works.

Courts.

Civil procedure--United States--Popular works.

Civil procedure.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (106 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Novinka, 2015.

Language Note:

English

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

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""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""Chapter 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""; ""INDEX""; ""Blank Page""

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 17, 2015).

ISBN:

1-63463-409-8

OCLC:

898475359