The Effects of Cognitive Aging on Judges

• In Event: Deciding to Decide: Judicial Decision Making

Brief Overview

We examine whether a judge's writing style becomes more variable over time (as s/he relies more on clerks) and whether older judges are more likely to copy-and-paste the parties' briefs in their opinions.

Authors

• Ryan Christopher Black, Michigan State University

• Ryan James Owens, University of Wisconsin-Madison

• Patrick C. Wohlfarth, University of Maryland-College Park