Table of Contents

* Introduction * The Injudicious Judiciary: Judges Who Are Incompetent and Out of Control * Perverse Failures: Judges Who Dont Put Criminals Where They Belong * Criminal Exoneration: Judges Who Let Lawbreakers off the Hook * Juristocracy: The Unelected Legislature * Juristocracy II: Government by Decree * The Civil Injustice System: Judges Who Allow Outrageous Liability Awards * Justice for Rent: Judges Who Are Ethically Challenged * Dethroning the Juristocracy: How to Deal with Judges Who Are Too Activistand with Those Not Activist Enough

About the Author

Max Boot is a senior fellow in National Security Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. His writing has appeared in many publications, and he has twice been a finalist for the Gerald Loeb Award. His previous book, Out of Order: Arrogance, Corruption, and Incompetence on the Bench, was published by Basic Books in 1998. He lives with his wife and three children in Westchester County, New York.