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Resources for Drafting Judicial Opinions

Resources for Drafting Judicial Opinions

  • Charles G. Douglas, III, How to Write a Concise Opinion, 22 Judges J. 4 (1983)
     
  • Gerald Lebovits & Lucero Ramirez Hidalgo, Advice to Law Clerks: How to Draft Your First Judicial Opinion, 36 Westchester Bar J. 29 (2009)
     
  • Gerald Lebovits, Alifya V. Curtin & Lisa Solomon, Ethical Judicial Opinion Writing, 21 Geo. J. Legal Ethics 237 (2008)
     
  • Ruth C. Vance, Judicial Opinion Writing: An Annotated Bibliography, 17 J. Legal Writing Inst. 197 (2011)
     
  • Judicial Opinion Writing Manual, Federal Judicial Center (1991)
     
  • "Your Clerkship Source"
     
  • Ruggero J. Aldisert, Opinion Writing (2d ed. 2009)
     
  • Mary L. Dunnewold, Beth A. Honetschlager & Brenda L. Tofte, Judicial Clerkships: A Practical Guide (2010)
     
  • Aliza Milner, Judicial Clerkships: Legal Methods in Motion (2011)
     
  • Jennifer L. Sheppard, In Chambers: A Guide for Judicial Clerks and Externs (2014)
     
  • Jill Barton, So Ordered: The Writer's Guide for Aspiring Judges, Judicial Clerks, and Interns (2017)
     
  • Wayne McCormack and Louisa M.A. Heiny, Judicial Process: Cases and Materials (2017)
     
  • Abigail L. Perdue, The All-Inclusive Guide to Judicial Clerking (2017)
     
  • Debra M. Strauss, Behind the Bench: The Guide to Judicial Clerkships (3d ed. 2023)