The Responsible Judge: Readings in Judicial Ethics

Publisher Marketing: This collection addresses the concept and role of judge, the act of judging and the requirements and potential abuses inherent in the system and process of sitting in judgement. It considers the issues and questions involved in establishing a framework for assessing judicial morality.

Contributor Bio:  Noonan, John T, Jr John T. Noonan Jr. has served as Judge on the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit since 1986. He is Robbins Professor Emeritus at Boalt School of Law at the University of California, Berkeley, and the author of prize-winning work in history, philosophy, and theology. His books include "Bribes" (California, 1988) and "The Antelope: The Ordeal of the Recaptured Africans in the Administrations of James Monroe and John Quincy Adams" (California, 1977). Contributor Bio:  Winston, Kenneth I KENNETH I. WINSTON is Professor of Philosophy at Wheaton College in Massachussetts.