The American Judiciary

About this eBook

Author

Baldwin, Simeon E. (Simeon Eben), 1840-1927

Credits

Produced by Charles Aldarondo, Tiffany Vergon, Michael Kaelbling, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team

Language

English

LoC Class

KF: Law in general, Comparative and uniform law, Jurisprudence: United States

Subject

Law -- United States -- History

Category

Text

eBook-No.

8691

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8691

Release Date

August 1, 2005

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE AMERICAN JUDICIARY — CONTENTS — PART — PART I — CHAPTER — PART II — VIII. THE ORGANIZATION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATES. — TABLE OF CASES
2. 2.PART I — THE NATURE AND SCOPE OF THE JUDICIAL POWER IN THE UNITED STATES — CHAPTER I — ENGLISH ORIGIN AND EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF THE AMERICAN JUDICIARY — CHAPTER II — THE SEPARATION OF THE JUDICIAL POWER FROM THE LEGISLATIVE AND EXECUTIVE IN AMERICAN CONSTITUTIONS — CHAPTER III — THE RELATIONS OF THE JUDICIARY TO THE POLITICAL DEPARTMENTS OF GOVERNMENT — CHAPTER IV — THE FORCE OF JUDICIAL PRECEDENTS — CHAPTER V — THE JUDICIAL POWER OF DEVELOPING UNWRITTEN LAW — CHAPTER VI — THE JUDICIAL POWER OF INTERPRETING AND DEVELOPING WRITTEN LAW — CHAPTER VII — THE JUDICIAL POWER OF DECLARING WHAT HAS THE FORM OF LAW NOT TO BE LAW
3. 3.PART II — THE ORGANIZATION AND PRACTICAL WORKING OF AMERICAN COURTS
4. 4.CHAPTER VIII — THE ORGANIZATION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATES — CHAPTER IX — THE ORGANIZATION OF THE COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES — CHAPTER X — RELATIONS OF THE STATE JUDICIARY TO THE UNITED STATES AND OF THE UNITED STATES JUDICIARY TO THE STATES — CHAPTER XI — RELATIONS BETWEEN THE COURTS OF DIFFERENT STATES — CHAPTER XII — TRIAL BY JURY — CHAPTER XIII — FORMALITIES IN JUDICIAL PROCEDURE — CHAPTER XIV — TRIAL COURTS FOR CIVIL CAUSES — CHAPTER XV — PROBATE COURTS — CHAPTER XVI — BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY COURTS — CHAPTER XVII — CRIMINAL PROCEDURE — CHAPTER XVIII — THE EXERCISE OF JUDICIAL FUNCTIONS OUT OF COURT — CHAPTER XIX — APPELLATE COURTS — CHAPTER XX — THE ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS AND PUNISHMENT OF CONTEMPTS OF COURT — CHAPTER XXI — JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS IN TERRITORY SUBJECT TO MARTIAL LAW — CHAPTER XXII — APPOINTMENT, TENURE OF OFFICE AND COMPENSATION OF JUDGES — CHAPTER XXIII — THE CHARACTER OF THE BAR AND ITS RELATIONS TO THE BENCH — CHAPTER XXIV — THE LAW'S DELAYS — CHAPTER XXV — THE ATTITUDE OF THE PEOPLE TOWARD THE JUDICIARY

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