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Judge Charles R. Wilson, U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit

by Robert Morris

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His life is an exemplar of the biblical adage “conduct your affairs with humility and you will be loved more than a giver of gifts.” All too often we finally […]

Greatness by Any Measure: Anthony J. Scirica

by Timothy R. Rice

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Published February 2013 Judging is a unique and peculiar art. It is more learned than taught. And it demands a delicate blend of patience, fairness, judgment, compassion, confidence, and legal […]

New Mexico Federal Judges H. Vearle Payne, Edwin Mechem, and Howard Bratton “Frontier Justice”

by Harris L. Hartz

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Published September 2012 I consider myself most fortunate to have started my legal career in 1972 in federal district court in New Mexico. I was an assistant United States attorney […]

Judge James L. Oakes “Vermont’s Finest”

by J. Garvan Murtha

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Published September 2012 In 1947, Judge Oakes graduated cum laude from Harvard Law School, and instead of heading off to a major metropolitan law firm, came to Brattleboro, Vermont, to […]

A Member of the Greatest Generation: Glen M. Williams

by James P. Jones

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Published October 2012 In 2010, U.S. District Judge Glen M. Williams, at the age of 91, announced that he would become inactive after 47 years with the federal court system. […]

Always His Own Man: Andrew Jackson “Jack” Pope, Jr.

by Nathan Hecht

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Published October 2012 “I’m going to retire, I want you to take my seat, and the Governor agrees,” Texas district judge Allen Wood told the 33-year-old Corpus Christi lawyer. Jack […]

Reflections on Judge Weinfeld

by John G. Koeltl

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Published October 2012 Judge Edward Weinfeld was a judge of the Southern District of New York from 1950 until his death in January 1988 at the age of eighty–six. He […]

Remembering Irving Goldberg

by Diane P. Wood

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Published October 2012 The basic facts about Irving L. Goldberg, who served for 31 years on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, are easy to summarize. […]

Remembering Justice Weltner

by Thomas W. Thrash, Jr.

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Published November 2012 I approach the task of writing a remembrance of Charles Weltner with a sense of great humility and considerable inadequacy. But the opportunity to write such a […]

Gentleman Judge and Magnificent Man: J. William Ditter, Jr.

by Gene E.K. Pratter

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Published November 2012 The Eastern District of Pennsylvania is a large, collegial trial court where quick humor and timely touches of humanity are as highly valued as intelligence and integrity. […]

A Judge’s Judge

by Richard C. Tallman

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Published November 2012 On September 24, 1969, the judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit convened at the U.S. Courthouse in Seattle for a special […]

A Great Judge from the Greatest Generation

by Thomas B. Russell

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Published December 2012 I am uncertain as to whether leaders are born or made. The same may be said with those we selectively call great. I do believe we recognize […]

Tribute to Judge John M. Roll

by James A. Teilborg

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Published December 2012 In some professions, death is a constant companion. But not in ours. Nothing prepared me for the phone message from our U.S. Marshal on Saturday, January 8, […]

Protecting Constitutional Rights: Stanley Mosk

by Richard M. Mosk

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Published December 2012 My father, Justice Stanley Mosk, is well known for being the longest-serving member of the California Supreme Court and for rendering landmark decisions, many of which are […]

The Remarkable Life and Career of Judge Louis Pollak

by Paul S. Diamond

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Published February 2013 I first met Lou Pollak in 1974, when I was a student at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. Lou had just left Yale Law School, where […]

Remembering the Private Life of Judge Edward R. Becker

by Michael M. Baylson

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Published February 2013 Edward R. Becker was a most distinguished federal jurist and winner of the Devitt Award. This short essay is about Ed Becker as a person, incidental to […]

John Schwartz and Chief Judging

by Eugene R. Wedoff

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Published March 2013 There is a difference between being a good judge and being a good chief judge. John Schwartz, who served on the bankruptcy court in Chicago from 1984 […]

A Passion for Justice, Integrity, Professionalism, and Service: Rudi M. Brewster

by Marilyn L. Huff

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Published April 2013 The Honorable Rudi M. Brewster dedicated his life to justice, integrity, professionalism, and service. I had the privilege of working with him for 37 years. He permitted […]

Setting the Standard: North Carolina Court of Appeals, Chief Judge John C. Martin

by Donna S. Stroud

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Published May 2013 One of the very best things about being a judge is getting to know the other judges. I have been fortunate to meet many other judges from […]

The Honorable Albion Winegar Tourgée

by Robert Hunter, Jr.

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Published May 2013 As an American history buff and avid reader, I am always pleasantly surprised when I discover an American judicial hero whose life’s story enjoys periodic popular revivals. […]

Solomon on the Bayou: Leonard Greenburg

by Stanwood R. Duval, Jr.

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Published July 2013 I was born and reared in Houma, Louisiana, a relatively small community south of New Orleans. After graduating from law school, I returned home to begin my […]

From Advocate to Jurist – Robert L. Carter’s Commitment to Justice

by James C. Francis IV

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From Judicature Vol. 100 No. 3 As an NAACP lawyer, Robert L. Carter litigated countless milestone cases, including Brown v. Board of Education. He was such a passionate voice for […]

A Pilgrimage: Commemorating the Magna Carta

by Avern Cohn

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Published October 2013 The 800th anniversary of the signing of the Magna Carta, justly regarded as the foundation of constitutional liberty in the English speaking world, will be celebrated in […]

A Leader of Judges: Robert B. Collings

by Tommy E. Miller

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Published October 2013 When Judge Collings retires in 2014, he will have served as a magistrate judge for the District of Massachusetts for 32 years. Judge Collings has written many […]

Being Like Boehm: David Boehm

by Richard C. Wesley

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Published February 2014 I first met Justice David Boehm in 1976 when I was a young associate at a firm in upstate New York. At the time, I was assisting […]

The Best Judge You Never Heard Of – Joseph H. H. Kaplan

by Paul W. Grimm

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Published March 2014 In 1984, a series of state-chartered savings and loan associations failed as a result of embezzlement and poor management, leaving the quasi-public non-profit organization chartered by the […]

A Conscience Steeled by the Face of Evil: Charles (“Carl”) Andrew Muecke

by Michael Daly Hawkins

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Published July 2014 Born to German immigrants, Charles Andrew Muecke, known throughout his adult life as “Carl,” was educated in New York City’s public schools” and grew up with English […]

A Mentor for Life: R. Brooke Jackson

by Terry Fox

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Published August 2014 If I had to select a word to describe one of my all-time favorite and most influential mentors, fearless is my word of choice. Richard Brooke Jackson, […]

He Was the Same Person in Court, at Home, or at the Racetrack: Paul Hatfield

by Donald Molloy

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Published November 2014 Judge Paul Hatfield was an extraordinary judge, a man possessed of humility and courage. He was born and raised in a “blue-collar” family and he never forgot […]

Passion for Justice: Matthew J. Perry, Jr.

by J. Michelle Childs

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Published December 2014 When you call the name of the Honorable Matthew J. Perry, Jr., everyone reminisces about their cherished memories of this legal and judicial luminary who had a […]

A Mentor to All: Addeliar D. (“Dell”) Guy III

by Johnnie Blakeney Rawlinson

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Published January 2015 In 1964, Judge Addeliar D. (“Dell”) Guy III became the first African-American to practice law in the state of Nevada. Eleven years later, he was appointed as […]

Justice Sandra Day O’Connor and the “Freshman Effect”

by John M. Scheb, II and Lee W. Ailshie

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Contrary to expectations, the newest justice quickly adapted to her environment and almost immediately began participating fully in the work of the Court.