‪Measuring the Effects of Legal Precedent in US Federal Courts‬

Authors

Jens Frankenreiter, Washington University in St. Louis School of LawFollow
Daniel L. Chen, Toulouse Institute for Advanced Study
Susan Yeh, George Mason University

Document Type

Report

Language

English (en)

Publication Date

2015

Abstract

Using data for 2000-2004, our results suggest that new precedent has a strong effect on district court judges’ decision standards. Results are stronger when we focus on decisions in the same area of law. Extending the data to 2012, our results get blurred or even change direction.

Keywords

Judges, Judicial Behavior, Effect of New Precedent, U.S. Federal Courts

Publication Citation

Chen, Daniel, Frankenreiter, Jens, & Yeh, Susan, ‪Measuring the Effects of Legal Precedent in US Federal Courts‬, (2015)

Comments

Presented at ALEA Annual Meeting, May 15, 2015 at Columbia Law School

Repository Citation

Frankenreiter, Jens; Chen, Daniel L.; and Yeh, Susan, "‪Measuring the Effects of Legal Precedent in US Federal Courts‬" (2015). Scholarship@WashULaw. 656.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/law_scholarship/656