Judging

Judge Damon Keith

Lion of Justice: Judge Damon Keith, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit

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Vol. 101 No. 2 (2017) | Can science save justice?

Judge Damon J. Keith is a Senior Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Nominated by President Jimmy Carter in 1977, Judge Keith has served […]

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

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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 […]

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Passion for Justice: Matthew J. Perry, Jr.

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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 […]

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

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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 […]

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A Mentor for Life: R. Brooke Jackson

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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, […]

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

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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 […]

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

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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 […]

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Being Like Boehm: David Boehm

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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 […]

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A Leader of Judges: Robert B. Collings

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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 […]

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

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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 […]

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