Judges and Judiciary
Sep. 14, 1999
Runs and Hits But No Errors
By Gerald F. Uelmen Dissent and disagreement rates are both useful tools in analyzing the movement of judges around the fault lines that split most modern appellate courts. While most appellate courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court, decide a high proportion of their cases unanimously, a high rate of unanimous opinions may actually suggest that a court that sets its own agenda isn't doing a very good job: It's avoiding the tough, close questions that are likely to divide it.
By Gerald F. Uelmen
Dissent and disagreement rates are both useful tools in analyzing the movement of judges around the fault lines that split most modern appellate courts. While most appellate courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court, decide a high proportion of their cases unanimously, a high rate of unanimous opinions may...
Dissent and disagreement rates are both useful tools in analyzing the movement of judges around the fault lines that split most modern appellate courts. While most appellate courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court, decide a high proportion of their cases unanimously, a high rate of unanimous opinions may...
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