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A distinct judicial power [electronic resource] : the origins of an independent judiciary, 1606-1787 / Scott Douglas Gerber.
Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011Description: 1 online resource (xxii, 413 p.).ISBN: 9780199896875 (ebook) :; 0199896879 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Judicial independence -- United States -- History | Judges -- United States
| Judicial power -- United StatesAdditional Physical Form: Print version 9780199765874DDC classification: 347.7'312 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: This title provides a comprehensive critical analysis of the origins of judicial independence in the United States. The book examines the political theory of an independent judiciary and chronicles how each of the original 13 states and their colonial antecedents treated their respective judiciaries.
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This title provides a comprehensive critical analysis of the origins of judicial independence in the United States. The book examines the political theory of an independent judiciary and chronicles how each of the original 13 states and their colonial antecedents treated their respective judiciaries.
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.