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标题：How Should We Study District Judge Decision-Making?
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作者：Kim, Pauline T. ; Schlanger, Margo ; Boyd, Christina L. 等
期刊名称：Washington University Journal of Law & Policy
印刷版ISSN：1533-4686
电子版ISSN：1943-0000
出版年度：2009
卷号：29
期号：1
页码：083-112
出版社：Washington University School of Law
摘要：Part I of this Essay describes in detail the institutional setting in which district judges function and how their role differs substantially from that of appellate judges. Part II critiques the existing empirical literature’s predominant method for studying district courts—analysis of district court opinions, usually published opinions—and discuss the limitations and biases inherent in this approach. Part III then proposes a new approach to studying decision-making by district judges.
关键词：Judicial process; Appeals (Law); Legal research methodology; Judicial decision-making