The Impact of Oral Argument Attendance

IF 0.8 Q2 LAW
Damon M. Cann, Greg Goelzhauser
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Abstract

How does oral argument attendance impact public perceptions of the judiciary? Judicial independence is partly contingent on public support, but the conditions that generate institutional good will are not well understood. We examine how judicial outreach and court exposure inform public attitudes. Leveraging a field-experiment randomizing in-person attendance at oral arguments conducted by a federal circuit court of appeals on a university campus, we find that exposure increases perceptions of institutional legitimacy and the extent to which judicial decisions are motivated by law versus politics. The results have important implications for judicial politics and policy debates concerning reform initiatives involving circuit riding, courtroom cameras, and public outreach.
口头辩论出席率的影响
出席口头辩论如何影响公众对司法机构的看法?司法独立在一定程度上取决于公众的支持,但产生机构善意的条件尚未得到很好的理解。我们研究司法外展和法庭曝光如何影响公众态度。通过在大学校园内联邦巡回上诉法院进行的口头辩论现场随机参与的现场实验,我们发现,接触增加了对制度合法性的认知,以及司法决定是由法律与政治驱动的程度。研究结果对司法政治和有关改革倡议的政策辩论具有重要意义,这些改革倡议包括巡回骑行、法庭摄像机和公众宣传。
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