The Influence of a Former Prosecutorial Career on Decision-Making in Death Penalty Appeals Cases by United States Courts of Appeals Judges

• In Event: Understanding the U.S. Courts of Appeals

Brief Overview

A former career as a prosecutor influences the way that judges on the Courts of Appeals decide death penalty appeals cases. The influence has an inverse reaction on Democrats and Republicans compared to judges with the same ideological leaning.

Author

• Tyler Patrick Garrett, University of Colorado Boulder