Final Appeal (1998) (book by Greene, Baar, McCormick, Szablowski & Thomas) Personal interviews were conducted with 101 of 125 appellate court judges in Canada, including 8 SCC judges (1991- 1994) Most judges filled out questionnaires about their backgrounds Data collected from 6,000 cases moving from trial to appeal in all provinces, and Federal Court of Appeal (~200 variables per case) There are four factors that determine the outcome of appellate cases: the law, judicial discretion, procedures of appeal courts, relations of judges on panels.
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