The Way One Sees Oneself and Political Consciousness of Jurists

The way one sees oneself and political consciousness of jurists in the
FRG.

Topics: year of start of profession; duration and type of current
professional position; description of types of activity as well as
field of activity; classification of weekly number of working hours in
court and at home; description of career course; judgement on prestige
of judges; assessment of their function regarding state and society;
professional image and the way one sees oneself as judge; aspects of
judicial independence; dependence of administration of justice; support
by political authorities or media; bureaucratization of the judiciary
and complexity of law; judgement on the promotion process and the most
important promotion factors; judgement on various internals of
judiciary organization; mutual consultation with colleagues; problems
of judicial decision; attitude to problems of judiciary reform;
judgement on the position of the Federal Constitutional Court; attitude
to the political structure of institutions and to problems of domestic
as well as foreign policy; attitude to opposition, the party system and
the political system of the FRG in general; party preference and
membership; attitude to statements on economic policy and actions by
jurists; media usage; social surroundings and social origins; financial
circumstances and residential status; court size; job satisfaction.

Demography: age; sex; marital status; year of marriage; number of
children; characteristics of spouse; religious denomination; frequency
of church attendance; income; household income; assets; party
membership; social origins; city size; refugee status; memberships;
doctorate.

Interviewer rating: willingness of respondent to cooperate; presence
of other persons during interview; reliability of respondent; length of
interview; sex of interviewer.