Murphy, Walter F. <br/><br/>
Courts, judges and politics: an introduction to the judicial process. / 
Walter F. Murphy et al... 
 - 6th ed. 
 - New York:  McGraw Hill,  c2006. 
 - xxi, 783 p.:  23cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>Contents: The Nature of judging: Political jurisprudence -- Courts in constitutional democracies -- The American legal system: judicial organization -- Judicial selection and retention -- The Bar -- Judicial power: access to judicial power -- Instruments of judicial power -- Limitations on judicial power -- Judicial decision making: fact finding in the courts -- Precedents and legal reasoning -- Statutory interpretation -- Constitutional interpretation -- The Processes of judicial decision making -- The Impact of judicial decisions. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0072977051 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label> Judicial process. 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>KF8700.A7 C67