Careerist judges

Levy, Gilat ORCID: 0009-0006-7641-1668 (2003) Careerist judges. . Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, London, UK.

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Abstract

In this paper I analyse how careerist judges formulate their decisions using information they uncover during deliberations as well as relevant information from previous decisions. I assume that judges have reputation concerns and try to signal to an evaluator that they can interpret the law correctly. If an appeal is brought, the appellate court's decision reveals whether the judge interpreted the law properly and allows the evaluator to assess the judge's ability. The monitoring possibilities for the evaluator are therefore endogenous, because the probability of an appeal depends on the judge's decision. I find that judges with career concerns tend to contradict previous decisions inefficiently. I also show that judges behave more efficiently when elected by the public than when appointed by fellow superior judges.

Item Type:	Monograph (Discussion Paper)
Official URL:	http://sticerd.lse.ac.uk/
Additional Information:	© 2003 Gilat Levy
Divisions:	STICERD Economics
Subjects:	J Political Science > JC Political theory K Law > K Law (General)
JEL classification:	D - Microeconomics > D7 - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making > D72 - Economic Models of Political Processes: Rent-Seeking, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior D - Microeconomics > D8 - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty > D82 - Asymmetric and Private Information
Date Deposited:	29 Feb 2008
Last Modified:	11 Dec 2024 18:36
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/3621

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