Summarizes how the judges of two circuits assess certain significant characteristics of their courts: (1) the memorandum system of deliberation in the Second Circuit; and (2) the 15-judge size of the Fifth Circuit. Data were developed from interviews conducted during 1969-70.
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Decision-Making Procedures in U.S. Courts of Appeals for the 2nd and 5th Circuits
January 1, 1973
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