An Examination of Strategic Anticipation of Appellate Court Preferences by Federal District Court Judges

Authors

Christina L. Boyd, Washington University School of Law
James F. Spriggs II, Washington University School of Law

Publication Title

Washington University Journal of Law & Policy

Abstract

This Essay tackles the complicated relationships within the federal judicial hierarchy with a focus on the relatively understudied connection between the Supreme Court and district courts.

Recommended Citation

Christina L. Boyd and James F. Spriggs II, An Examination of Strategic Anticipation of Appellate Court Preferences by Federal District Court Judges, 29 Wash. U. J. L. & Pol’y 037 (2009),
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/law_journal_law_policy/vol29/iss1/4