A distinct judicial power : the origins of an independent judiciary, 1606-1787 / Scott Douglas Gerber.

Author/creator Gerber, Scott Douglas, 1961-
Format Book
Publication InfoOxford ; New York, N.Y. : Oxford University Press, ©2011.
Descriptionxxii, 413 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects
Judicial independence--United States. --History.
Judges--United States.
Judicial power--United States.

Contents The history of ideas : from Aristotle's theory of a mixed constitution to John Adams's modifications of Montesquieu -- Article III of the Constitution of the United States -- Virginia : constitutionalizing judicial independence prior to the U.S. Constitution -- Massachusetts : a "safety-valve" theory of judicial independence -- New Hampshire : judicial review in the Rockingham County inferior court -- Maryland : Chancellor Theodorick Bland and salaries that "ought to be secured" -- Connecticut : disestablishment and judicial independence -- Rhode Island : last bastion of legislative supremacy -- North Carolina : Governor Thomas Burke and the origins of judicial review -- South Carolina : judicial review without an independent judiciary -- New Jersey : the first state court precedent for judicial review -- New York : persistent threats to judicial independence -- Pennsylvania : (almost) adopting the federal model -- Delaware : a high court of errors and appeals -- Georgia : ineffective and dependent judges -- Conclusion.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [363]-396) and index.
LCCN 2010031838
ISBN9780199765874 (hbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0199765871 (hbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9780199780969 (e-book)
ISBN019978096X (e-book)

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Joyner General Stacks KF8775 .G47 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold