Measuring Maximizing Judges : Empirical Legal Studies, Public Choice Theory, and Judicial Behavior

In this brief Article, I explore the growing empirical evidence in support of the public choice model of judicial decision making. Although legal scholars have traditionally been reluctant to engage in a critical inquiry into the role of judicial self-interest on judicial behavior, recent empirical studies confirm many of the predictions of the model. As a result, the public choice model has gained broad acceptance across a range of disciplines, courts, and even the U.S. public

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Year of publication:	2012
Authors:	Shepherd, Joanna
Publisher:	[S.l.] : SSRN
Subject:	Neue politische Ökonomie \| Public choice \| Rechtsprechung \| Court decisions \| Theorie \| Theory \| Rechtsökonomik \| Economic analysis of law \| Rechtsberufe \| Legal profession \| Recht \| Law