Public Budgeting in Context

Chapter EightPublic Budgeting and the CourtsJudicial Influence on Economies and Budgets

I would like to choose a fresher topic, but duty calls. The budget remains the single most important issue facing the courts.

—Chief Justice John Roberts, United States Supreme Court, 2013

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

After reading this chapter, you should be able to

• Define an independent and impartial judiciary
• Understand the relationship between an independent judiciary and the economy
• Explain the expanded role of the modern judiciary vis-à-vis public policies and budgets
• Distinguish the structure and functioning of the judiciary according to civil versus common law models
• Articulate the budget strategies used by the judiciary to secure funding
• Explain the ...