Friday, September 8, 2023

Judges as umpires

Law360 has Justice Kavanaugh: 'Being A Judge Is Like Being An Umpire'

  • Justice Kavanaugh's remarks came during a question-and-answer session with Sixth Circuit Judges Jeffrey S. Sutton and Stephanie Dawkins Davis on the second day of a three-day Judicial Conference of the Sixth Circuit at the Hilton Downtown Cleveland.
  • "The Supreme Court is an institution of law, not of politics and not of partisanship," Justice Kavanaugh said.
  • As a former D.C. Circuit judge, Justice Kavanaugh said it's also important for a judge to accept the precedent, no matter what.
  • Another peeve is a trend of judges writing opinions more suitable for social media than a proper court document, he said.

This week's DJ had its Top 100 Lawyers supplement which includes some appellatey folks, e.g., Peter Stris, Mira Hashmall, and Theane Evangelis.