SOCIOLOGICAL INTERPRETATION BY RELIGIOUS COURT JUDGES: Views of Bantul Religious Court Judges on the Husband's Financial Capability Requirement for Polygamy

Directing Retribution: On the Political Control of Lower Court Judges

The sentencing decisions of trial judges are constrained by statutory limits imposed by legislatures. At the same time, judges in many states face periodic review, often by the electorate. We develop a model in which the effects of these features of a judge’s political landscape on judicial behavior interact. The model yields several intriguing results: First, if legislators care about the prop...

Cognitive Criteria for the Moral Solution of the False Brothers “Independence” and “Despotism” of Judges Based on Religious Sources

The independence of judges in arbitration is an important process that is mentioned in the one hundred and fifty-sixth article of the Constitution. The main issue of this research is the moral solution of the false brothers of independence and despotism in judgment. Judges sometimes become confused between the two when making decisions and sentencing, which can only be resolved by recognizing t...

of the American Judges Association American Judges Association 2007 Court Review : Volume 44 , Issue 1 / 2 – Children and Procedural Justice

Directing Retribution: Ex Ante versus Ex Post Constraints on the Discretion of Trial Court Judges

In most states, trial judges’ sentencing is constrained by both ex ante constraints, in the form of mandatory and guideline sentences, and ex post review, often by the electorate. Might voters alter their evaluation of judges given the existence of boundaries on judicial discretion? Further, can legislators exploit this response? We present a model of ex ante and ex post control of judges given...

A Need for Training: Preparing Juvenile and Family Court Judges on MilitaryRelated Issues

This brief report presents a study undertaken to better understand the training needs of judicial officers related to military issues. A snowball sample of judicial officers and court-affiliated stakeholders were asked to identify the most critical training topics regarding military issues in juvenile and family court, as well as rate the importance of 13 potential training topics. The highest ...