The most sophisticated theories of judicial behavior depict judges as
rational actors who strategically pursue multiple goals when making
decisions. However, these accounts tend to disregard the possibility
that judges have heterogeneous goal preferences - that is, that
different judges want different things. Integrating insights from
personality psychology and economics, this book proposes a new theory
of judicial behavior in which judges strategically pursue multiple
goals, but their personality traits determine the relative importance
of those goals. This theory is tested by analyzing the behavior of
justices who served on the US Supreme Court between 1946 and 2015.
Using recent advances in text-based personality measurement, Hall
evaluates the influence of the 'big five' personality traits on the
justices' behavior during each stage of the Court's decision-making
process. What Justices Want shows that personality traits directly
affect the justices' choices and moderate the influence of
goal-related situational factors on justices' behavior.
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Goals and Personality on the U.S. Supreme Court
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781108617741
Publisert
2018
Utgiver
Vendor
Cambridge University Press
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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