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The Judge As Author / The Author As Judge, Ryan B. Witte
The Judge As Author / The Author As Judge, Ryan B. Witte
Golden Gate University Law Review
The first section of this Article discusses the judge as an author. This section begins with an examination of the audience for judicial opinions and an outline of the different styles of judicial opinion writing. The second section of this Article examines the advantages and disadvantages of using literary tools to advance the law. The third section of this Article explores the role of the author as a judge. This section will study a small number of judges who, in addition to the law, maintain outside lives as authors or creative writers. Judges who fit into this category include authors …
Access To Justice In Times Of Fiscal Crisis, Chief Justice Ronald M. George
Access To Justice In Times Of Fiscal Crisis, Chief Justice Ronald M. George
Golden Gate University Law Review
Ronald M. George is the 27th Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court. He delivered this address at the Golden Gate University School of Law on October 20, 2009.
The Servant Of All: Humility, Humanity, And Judicial Diversity, Michael Nava
The Servant Of All: Humility, Humanity, And Judicial Diversity, Michael Nava
Golden Gate University Law Review
This article discusses how judicial diversity might increase qualities of humility and humanity on the bench. I close this section with two examples, the first involving two United States Supreme Court justices and the second a judge on the San Francisco Superior Court.
Judicial Independence: A Cornerstone Of Liberty: Golden Gate University School Of Law Jesse Carter Distinguished Speaker Series, Michael Traynor
Judicial Independence: A Cornerstone Of Liberty: Golden Gate University School Of Law Jesse Carter Distinguished Speaker Series, Michael Traynor
Golden Gate University Law Review
Constitution Day Lecture, September 18, 2006
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor: Token Or Triumph From A Feminist Perspective, Margaret A. Miller
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor: Token Or Triumph From A Feminist Perspective, Margaret A. Miller
Golden Gate University Law Review
This Comment will examine the feminist perception of Sandra Day O'Connor's record on the Supreme Court on issues affecting women. It will analyze how her decisions have fulfilled and how they have disappointed feminist expectations. In view of her performance on the Court, can Justice Sandra Day O'Connor be, considered a "token" or a "triumph" for feminists?
Panel: Judicial Review And Constitutional Limitations
Panel: Judicial Review And Constitutional Limitations
Golden Gate University Law Review
The Constitutional Law Panel of the NAWJ brought together distinguished theoreticians and practitioners of judicial review. Deans Choper and Ely presented abbreviated versions of their recently published theories on the legitimacy of judicial review in a democratic society. Justice Abrahamson and Judge Wald responded with observations on the practical applications of state and federal constitutional principles to the cases they must adjudicate daily.
Panel: Pretrial Case Management In The Federal System - "Keeping The Cost Of Justice Reasonable"
Panel: Pretrial Case Management In The Federal System - "Keeping The Cost Of Justice Reasonable"
Golden Gate University Law Review
Participants in and critics of the judiciary agree that unless some solution to the problem of clogged court calendars is found, our system of justice will grind to a standstill. Against this backdrop, the panel members explored methods of expediting case flow through the federal system so that litigants are assured a just and speedy resolution of their disputes whether through settlement, arbitration, or trial.
Gender, Affirmative Action, And Recruitment To The Federal Bench, Elliot E. Slotnick
Gender, Affirmative Action, And Recruitment To The Federal Bench, Elliot E. Slotnick
Golden Gate University Law Review
In the analysis which follows, an effort will be made to assess the historical record of the appointment of women to the federal bench. Extended consideration will be given to the Carter administration's judicial recruitment behavior in an effort to assess the thrust and implications of the President's affirmative action concerns. How successful was Carter in appointing women to the federal judiciary and how did the women appointees differ, if at all, from their male colleagues? Do women appointees follow a different "path" to the bench than males? Did affirmative action "dilute" the quality of the federal bench as many …
Women Judges: A Preface To Their History, Beverly B. Cook
Women Judges: A Preface To Their History, Beverly B. Cook
Golden Gate University Law Review
A special concern of this paper is the presence of women at the top of the judicial hierarchy. Understanding why women are (or are not) able to move up the opportunity structure requires data on the number and percentage of women on these prestigious courts. Appendix I provides a list arranged by state of every woman who has served on a prestigious court. The following examines the relationship between the increase in the number of positions in the courts and the presence of women. The next section examines the steps in the opportunity structure to prestigious judgeships, and the gatekeeping …