Though appointed judges write higher - quality
opinions,
according to the study, elected judges write many more, and thus, the professors attributed the
difference in quality to volume (I would also argue that very generally, federal practice attracts more complex cases and a slightly higher quality of lawyer, which also contributes to the quality of the decision since
in many cases, a judicial decision is only as good as the briefs on which it is based).
According to Psychologist John Gottman, who has spent the last 40 years of his life conducting research on couples, most marriages that result
in divorce are not because of major
differences in opinion but rather the inability to communicate differing
opinions in a cordial manner.