The Storied Third Branch
Judging, Storied Third Branch
She Lifted Her Voice: Constance Baker Motley (1921–2005) U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
Vol. 103 No. 3 (2019) | Fees, Fines, and BailAlthough she loved music, she could not sing. She was such a bad singer that, as a little girl growing up in New Haven, she was asked to leave the […]
Judging, Storied Third Branch, State Courts
Icon of the Bench and Gridiron: Kim Hammond, Judge, Seventh Judicial Court, Florida
Vol. 102 No. 1 (2018) | Forensic FailThe names of courthouses are not something that the average person would notice. They include the directional and mundane and, occasionally, the name of an important person in the eyes […]
Federal Courts, Constitutional Law
Excerpts from Unexampled Courage
Vol. 103 No. 2 (2019) | Pay NCAA athletes?Sergeant Isaac Woodard had just completed a three-year tour in a segregated unit of the United States Army. He boarded a Greyhound bus in Augusta, Ga., that would take him […]
Law & Culture, Storied Third Branch
Pioneer Women: Ellen Bree Burns and Joan Glazer Margolis
Vol. 102 No. 3 (2018) | Crowdsourcing and Data AnalyticsAs an attorney practicing law in, and then a magistrate judge serving on the bench of, the District of Connecticut, I have had the good fortune to learn from many […]
Judging, Storied Third Branch
A Giant Among Men: Sammie Chess, Jr.
by Joe Webster
Vol. 102 No. 2 (2018) | Rights That Made The World RightThis tribute is based on Judge Webster’s book, The Making and Measure of a Judge: Biography of the Honorable Sammie Chess, Jr. (Chapel Hill Press, 2017.) All page numbers reference […]
Judging, Storied Third Branch, State Courts
A Hero’s Life: Michael D. Ryan, Associate Justice, Supreme Court of Arizona
Vol. 101 No. 4 (2017) | Equal opportunity?A war hero. A respected jurist. A humble servant. A mentor. A friend. A beloved husband, father, and grandfather. All these tags fit Michael D. Ryan, a former associate justice […]
Judging, Storied Third Branch
Lion of Justice: Judge Damon Keith, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
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 […]
Law & Culture, Storied Third Branch
A Passion for Justice
Vol. 99 No. 2 (2015) | The Mass-Tort MDL VortexWhen you call the name of the Hon. Matthew J. Perry, Jr., everyone reminisces about their cherished memories of this legal and judicial luminary who had a zeal for the […]
Judging, Storied Third Branch
A Mentor to All: Addeliar D. (“Dell”) Guy III
Select Articles (Pre-2015) | Volumes 1-98Published 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 […]
Law & Culture, Storied Third Branch
The Incredible Journey of Marian Opala
by Robert Bell
Vol. 99 No. 1 (2015) | The View from the BenchFrom Polish freedom fighter to Chief Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court, Marian Opala’s long life was filled with danger, adventure, and a thirst for knowledge. A profound devotion to […]