Andrew J Wistrich
Biographic Data
| ID | 6758458 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Andrew J Wistrich |
| GIVEN NAMES | Andrew J |
| FAMILY NAME | Wistrich |
| SIGNATURE | WISTRICH A J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Supreme Court of the United States |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Judging the Judiciary by the Numbers
Do judges make decisions that are truly impartial? A wide range of experimental and field studies reveal that several extralegal factors influence judicial decision making. Demographic characteristics of judges and litigants affect judges' decisions. Judges also rely heavily on intuitive reasoning in deciding cases, making them vulnerable to the use of mental shortcuts that can lead to mistakes. Furthermore, judges sometimes rely on facts outside…
Heuristics and Biases in Bankruptcy Judges
Do specialized judges make better decisions than judges who are generalists? Specialized judges surely come to know their area of law well, but specialization might also allow judges to develop better, more reliable ways of assessing cases. We assessed this question by presenting a group of specialized judges with a set of hypothetical cases designed to elicit a reliance on common heuristics that can lead judges to make poor decisions. Although t…
Judging the Judiciary by the Numbers
Do judges make decisions that are truly impartial? A wide range of experimental and field studies reveal that several extralegal factors influence judicial decision making. Demographic characteristics of judges and litigants affect judges' decisions. Judges also rely heavily on intuitive reasoning in deciding cases, making them vulnerable to the use of mental shortcuts that can lead to mistakes. Furthermore, judges sometimes rely on facts outside…
Heuristics and Biases in Bankruptcy Judges
Do specialized judges make better decisions than judges who are generalists? Specialized judges surely come to know their area of law well, but specialization might also allow judges to develop better, more reliable ways of assessing cases. We assessed this question by presenting a group of specialized judges with a set of hypothetical cases designed to elicit a reliance on common heuristics that can lead judges to make poor decisions. Although t…
Judging the Judiciary by the Numbers
Do judges make decisions that are truly impartial? A wide range of experimental and field studies reveal that several extralegal factors influence judicial decision making. Demographic characteristics of judges and litigants affect judges' decisions. Judges also rely heavily on intuitive reasoning in deciding cases, making them vulnerable to the use of mental shortcuts that can lead to mistakes. Furthermore, judges sometimes rely on facts outside…
Law (2 works) · Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems (2 works) · Legal and Constitutional Studies (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Affect (linguistics (1 works) · Bankruptcy (1 works) · Computer Science (1 works) · Empirical research (1 works)