| Casebook(s): |
Req: Dunnewold, et al, Judicial Clerkships: A Practical Guide, Carolina Academic Press, 2010,
#9781594606410
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| Assignment: |
Read the factual record and materials (on Springboard after January 8th)
Read John B. Nesbitt, The Role of Trial Court Opinions in the Judicial Process, 75 N. Y. St. B.J. 39 (September 2003) (posted on Springboard after January 8th)
Read James Boyd White, What's An Opinion For?, 62 U.Chi. L. Rev. 1363 (1995) (posted on Springboard after January 8th)
Consider the following questions:
What are some benefits of written opinions?
Why would it be difficult to practice law without written judicial opinions?
What should "good" judicial opinions include?
Why is it important tohave these good components?
When might a judicial opinion be necessary and when might it not?
What is a judge looking for from an advocate?
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