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

Authors

Christina L. Boyd, Washington University School of LawFollow
James F. Spriggs, Sidney W. Souers Professor of Government and Chair of the Department of Political Science, Washington University in St. Louis

Document Type

Essay

Publication Date

2009

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.

Keywords

Federal Judicial Hierarchy, Supreme Court, District Courts, Appellate Courts, Judicial Decision-Making, Precedent, Compliance, Rational Anticipation, Spatial Theory, Legal Research

Publication Citation

Christina L. Boyd & 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 37 (2009)

Repository Citation

Boyd, Christina L. and Spriggs, James F., "An Examination of Strategic Anticipation of Appellate Court Preferences by Federal District Court Judges" (2009). Scholarship@WashULaw. 744.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/law_scholarship/744