Independence of the Judiciary For a good overview of this topic, read the article Independent Courts: How Important Are They? by Ed O'Brien, Executive Director of Street Law, Inc. Then check out the lessons available for students in K-3, 4-6, and 7-12. Here are some recent written materials (and one website!) on the independence of the judiciary. You might also want to check out our listing of books on due process generally. These materials are available in bookstores and libraries, not through the ABA. Abraham, Henry J. The Judicial Process: An Introductory Analysis of the Courts of the United States, England, and France. (6th Edition) New York: Oxford University Press, 1993. Cooper, Phillip J. Hard Judicial Choices: Federal District Court Judges & State and Local Officials. New York: Oxford University Press, 1988. Cray, Ed. Chief Justice: A Biography of Earl Warren. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1997. Grodin, Joseph R. In Pursuit of Justice. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1989. Jackson, Donald W. and Tate, C. Neal (eds.). Judicial Review in Comparative Perspective. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1992. Katzmann, Robert. Courts and Congress. Washington, D.C.: The Brookings Institution, 1997. Kaufman, Irving R. "The Essence of Judicial Independence." 80 Columbia Law Review 671 (1980). Shapiro, Martin. Courts: A Comparative and Political Analysis. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1981. Sheetreet, Shimon and Deschenes, Jules (eds.). Judicial Independence: The Contemporary Debate. Dordrecht: Martinus Nijhoff, 1985. Smith, Jean Edward. Chief Justice Marshall: Definer of a Nation. New York: Henry Holt, 1996. Website The American Judicature Society has established the Center for Judicial Independence. It has posted on its Website entries on judicial independence that are addressed to a general audience. Resources Home