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Pivoting To Progressivism: Justice Stephen J. Chadwick, The Washington Supreme Court And Change In Early Twentieth Century Judicial Reasoning And Rhetoric, Hugh D. Spitzer
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Relatively little attention has been paid to the part played by state judges in upholding progressive legislation in the early twentieth century in a period when the United States Supreme Court often overturned reform measures on constitutional grounds. In contrast, between 1910 and 1913, the Washington State Supreme Court rapidly changed its doctrinal analysis and its stance on judicial deference to elected lawmakers, aligning the state’s constitutional law with the public’s new views on the responsibility of government in addressing social and economic challenges. A fascinating window on the progressive period and changes in judicial reasoning and rhetoric is provided …
Foreseeing Greatness? Measurable Performance Criteria And The Selection Of Supreme Court Justices, James J. Brudney
Foreseeing Greatness? Measurable Performance Criteria And The Selection Of Supreme Court Justices, James J. Brudney
The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law Working Paper Series
This article contributes to an ongoing debate about the feasibility and desireability of measuring the "merit" of appellate judges--and their consequent Supreme Court potential--by using objective performance variables. Relying on the provocative and controversial "tournament criteria" proposed by Professors Stephen Choi and Mitu Gulati in two recent articles, Brudney assesses the "Supreme Court potential" of Warren Burger and Harry Blackmun based on their appellate court records. He finds that Burger's appellate performance appears more promising under the Choi and Gulati criteria, but then demonstrates how little guidance these quantitative assessments actually provide when reviewing the two men's careers on the …
A Paradigm For Equality: The Honorable Damon J. Keith, Blanche Bong Cook
A Paradigm For Equality: The Honorable Damon J. Keith, Blanche Bong Cook
Law Faculty Research Publications
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Making Progress The Old-Fashioned Way, Stephen B. Burbank
Making Progress The Old-Fashioned Way, Stephen B. Burbank
All Faculty Scholarship
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The Complicated Ingredients Of Wisdom And Leadership, Michael A. Fitts
The Complicated Ingredients Of Wisdom And Leadership, Michael A. Fitts
All Faculty Scholarship
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Book Review Of Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes: Law And The Inner Self, By Edward White., Edward A. Purcell Jr.
Book Review Of Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes: Law And The Inner Self, By Edward White., Edward A. Purcell Jr.
Other Publications
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Art Of Judicial Biography, Michael J. Gerhardt
Art Of Judicial Biography, Michael J. Gerhardt
Faculty Publications
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Alvin B. Rubin: Man Of The Law, Geoffrey C. Hazard Jr.
Alvin B. Rubin: Man Of The Law, Geoffrey C. Hazard Jr.
All Faculty Scholarship
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The Judge, Marianne Wesson