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I Call Rigamarole (Or Taradiddle) On 'Originalist' Justices, Rachel A. Van Cleave

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Last week, while Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett was holding forth about how she applies originalism, invoking her mentor and former boss Justice Antonin Scalia, current Supreme Court justices were undermining an originalist opinion authored by Scalia. Nominee Barrett explained originalism: “I understand [the Constitution] to have the meaning that it had at the time people ratified it. So that meaning doesn’t change over time, and it’s not up to me to update it or infuse my own policy views into it.”

Oral arguments in Torres v. Madrid make clear that, for some justices, originalism is appropriate, except when …

The 11th Annual Chief Justice Ronald M. George Distinguished Lecture Series, Bacilio Mendez Ii

GGU Law Review Blog

To celebrate the GGU Law Review’s 50th Anniversary milestone, the event featured a discussion with GGU Law alumna, the Honorable Morgan Brenda Christen (JD ‘86), Judge at the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. If you were unable to make this year’s Distinguished Lecture, below is just a snapshot of what you missed.

11th Annual Chief Justice Ronald M. George Distinguished Lecture: Judicial Insights With Judge Morgan Christen, Golden Gate University School Of Law

Ronald M. George Distinguished Lecture Series

Agenda
January 24, 2020

ELEVENTH ANNUAL CHIEF JUSTICE RONALD M. GEORGE DISTINGUISHED LECTURE SERIES
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
COURT SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA

5:00 p.m. WELCOME Anthony Niedwiecki Dean, Golden Gate University School of Law

LAW REVIEW INTRODUCTION Kyndal Currie (JD ‘20) Editor-in-Chief, Golden Gate University Law Review

Alyssa Chavers (JD ‘20): Williams v. Gaye: Further Blurring the Lines Between Inspiration and Infringement

Allyson M. McCain (JD ‘21) Perez v. City of Roseville: Constitutional Protection for the Public Employee in “Matters Pertaining to Sex”

5:30 p.m. INTRODUCTION Hon. Ann C. Moorman (JD ‘87) Presiding Judge, Superior …

10th Annual Chief Justice Ronald M. George Distinguished Lecture: Judicial Insights With Judge Michelle T. Friedland, Golden Gate University School Of Law

Ronald M. George Distinguished Lecture Series

5:00 p.m. WELCOME — Anthony Niedwiecki Dean, Golden Gate University School of Law

LAW REVIEW INTRODUCTION —
Stephanie Nathaniel (JD 19) Editor-in-Chief, Golden Gate University Law Review. Nicholas Joy (JD 19) Cassirer v. Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection Foundation: The Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act Was Unveiled But Congress Still Has Work To Do.
Corey Timpson (JD 19) Ledezma-Cosino v. Sessions: The Ninth Circuit Maintains Archaic View That Alcoholism is a Moral Character Flaw.

5:30 p.m. INTRODUCTIONS Jennifer Babcock Associate Professor, Golden Gate University School of Law

5:40 p.m. IN CONVERSATION
Hon. Michelle T. Friedland Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth …

Playing Favorites? Implicit Bias On The Bench, Michele Benedetto Neitz

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The concept of implicit bias has moved to the forefront of public discussion in the last decade, and many judges have already been trained on this issue. But it is worth considering how a specific type of implicit bias, in-group favoritism, may affect a judge’s everyday decisions.

Ninth Annual Chief Justice Ronald M. George Distinguished Lecture: Judicial Insights With Chief Judge Sidney R. Thomas, Golden Gate University School Of Law

Ronald M. George Distinguished Lecture Series

Agenda

February 2, 2018

NINTH ANNUAL CHIEF JUSTICE RONALD M. GEORGE DISTINGUISHED LECTURE
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA

6:00 p.m. WELCOME - Anthony Niedwiecki Dean, Golden Gate University School of Law
LAW REVIEW INTRODUCTION - Jamie Cooperman (JD 18) Editor-in-Chief, Golden Gate University Law Review,
Jessica Bennett (JD 18) Reyes v. Lewis: A Missed Opportunity for Minors and Miranda,
Natalie Lakosil (JD 18) The Flores Settlement: Ripping Families Apart Under the Law,
Kenneth Seligson (JD 18) A Job for Congress: Medical Marijuana Patients' Fight for Second Amendment Rights

6:30p.m. INTRODUCTIONS Kathleen Morris Professor …

2015-2016 Bill Summary, Assembly Committee On Judiciary

California Agencies

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Eighth Annual Chief Justice Ronald M. George Distinguished Lecture: Judicial Insights With The Honorable Carlos Bea, Golden Gate University School Of Law

Ronald M. George Distinguished Lecture Series

The Annual Chief Justice Ronald M. George Distinguished Lecture Series, named after legendary former Chief Justice of California Ronald M. George, shines a light on the vital role of the courts by bringing together judicial leaders to share their perspectives on critical issues facing the judiciary.

The Introduction of this year’s Survey, written by the Honorable Carlos T. Bea, discusses the history of the Ninth Circuit and Judge Bea’s experiences with the Court.

Agenda:

6:00 p.m. WELCOME – Rachel Van Cleave, Dean, Golden Gate University School of Law

LAW REVIEW INTRODUCTION –
Elizabeth Youngberg (JD 17) Editor-in- Chief, GGU Law …

Circuit Splits And Empiricism In The Supreme Court, Karen M. Gebbia

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This Article demonstrates, empirically rather than merely in theory, how a failure to apply accurate data to test carefully constructed hypotheses leads to unreliable conclusions concerning the relationship between the Supreme Court and the circuit courts of appeal. Specifically, commentators routinely misapply facially accurate raw data regarding the rate at which the Court reverses circuit court decisions to support unreliable conclusions regarding the comparative degree of accord between the Court and individual circuits. Commentators and the popular press then employ these unreliable conclusions to draw unsupported inferences regarding the reasons for supposed discord between the Court and the circuits, and …

Seventh Annual Chief Justice Ronald M. George Distinguished Lecture: Ggu Law Review Presents: Judicial Insights With Judge Mckeown And Justice Cuéllar, Golden Gate University School Of Law

Ronald M. George Distinguished Lecture Series

Program brochure for the Seventh Annual Chief Justice Ronald M. George Distinguished Lecture Series.

The event features the Honorable M. Margaret McKeown, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and the Honorable Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar, Associate Justice, California Supreme Court.

Sixth Annual Chief Justice Ronald M. George Distinguished Lecture: A Conversation With Bill Suter, Erik Christensen

Ronald M. George Distinguished Lecture Series

Program Handbook for:

Sixth Annual Chief Justice Ronald M. George Distinguished Lecture: A Conversation with Bill Suter - Former Clerk for the United States Supreme Court, and former acting Judge Advocate General for the United States Army

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Second Annual Veterans Law Conference
Presented by the Law Students Veterans Coalition of Northern California

Fifth Annual Chief Justice Ronald M. George Distinguished Lecture: Veterans In The Judiciary, Lisa Lomba

Ronald M. George Distinguished Lecture Series

Program Handbook for:

October 17, 2013
Fifth Annual Chief Justice Ronald M. George Distinguished Lecture:
Veterans in the Judiciary
Featuring: Associate Justice Ming. W. Chin, Supreme Court of California

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October 18, 2013: First Annual Veterans Law Conference
Presented by the Law Students Veterans Coalition of Northern California

2013-14 International Women Judges Graduate Fellow Announced, Lisa Lomba

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Early Disclosure Would Gut Judicial Complaint System, Susan Rutberg, Peter Keane

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Socioeconomic Bias In The Judiciary, Michele Benedetto Neitz

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Judges hold a prestigious place in our judicial system, and they earn double the income of the average American household. How does the privileged socioeconomic status of judges affect their decisions on the bench? This Article examines the ethical implications of what Ninth Circuit Chief Judge Alex Kozinski recently called the “unselfconscious cultural elitism” of judges.** This elitism can manifest as implicit socioeconomic bias.

Despite the attention paid to income inequality, implicit bias research and judicial bias, no other scholar to date has fully examined the ramifications of implicit socioeconomic bias on the bench. The Article explains that socioeconomic bias …

Fourth Annual Chief Justice Ronald M. George Distinguished Lecture: Lbgt Issues In The Judiciary, Lisa Lomba

Ronald M. George Distinguished Lecture Series

Program for the Fourth Annual Chief Justice Ronald M. George Distinguished Lecture.

Report On The Administrative Office Of The Courts, Strategic Evaluation Committee

California Courts and the Practice of Law

In March 2011 Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye established the Strategic Evaluation Committee (SEC), composed of judges from courts of all size from throughout the state, assisted by advisory members with extensive executive managerial experience in government. The Chief Justice asked the committee to conduct an in-depth review of the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC), the staff agency to the Judicial Council, with a view toward promoting transparency, accountability, and efficiency. The request from the Chief Justice required the committee to undertake a thorough and objective examination of the role, functions, organizational structure, methods of operation, and staffing of the …

Senate Confirms Obama Nominee To Ninth Circuit, Ginny Laroe

Articles About GGU Law

Morgan Christen, an Alaska Supreme Court Justice nominated by President Obama to the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, won Senate confirmation on Thursday. Christen is the first Golden Gate University law school graduate to join the Ninth Circuit.

Third Annual Chief Justice Ronald M. George Distinguished Lecture: Justices Of Color At The Top: Great Responsibility, Unique Challenges, Lisa Lomba

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Third Annual Chief Justice Ronald M. George Distinguished Lecture: Chief Justices Of Color, Lisa Lomba

Ronald M. George Distinguished Lecture Series

2011 Event Program.

A Unique Bench, A Common Code: Evaluating Judicial Ethics In Juvenile Court, Michele Benedetto Neitz

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Recent cases involving ethical scandals on the juvenile court bench have caught the interest of legal scholars, judges, practitioners, and the public. This article proposes a new theoretical framework for assessing these problems and articulates a series of vital ethical reforms.

Despite their distinct role in an atypical court, juvenile court judges are not subject to unique ethical standards. Most jurisdictions have adopted the ABA Model Code of Judicial Conduct as the ethical code guiding juvenile court judges. However, this Model Code, intended to apply to any person in a decision-making capacity, was created for a more conventional type of …

Female Chiefs Have Words Of Advice: "Your Honor", Scott Graham

Ronald M. George Distinguished Lecture Series

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Second Annual Chief Justice Ronald M. George Distinguished Lecture: Women Chief Justices

Ronald M. George Distinguished Lecture Series

Invitation and List of Sponsors for 2010.

Speech Delivered To Unknown Group Re. Carter's Dissents

The Jesse Carter Collection

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Re. Stop Signs On Butterfield Road

The Jesse Carter Collection

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Has The Cause For Constitutional Liberties Become Unpopular? The Role Of The Supreme Court

The Jesse Carter Collection

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Appointment Process To The Bench Is Not Sacrosanct, Susan Rutberg

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The Jesse Carter Collection, Janet Fischer

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This is Appendix 2 in The Great Dissents of the "Lone Dissenter," Justice Jesse W. Carter's Twenty tumultuous Years on the California Supreme Court (Carolina Academic Press, 2010). The appendix describes the Jesse Carter holdings at Golden Gate University School of Law Library.

The Supreme Court And Gender-Neutral Language: Setting The Standard Or Lagging Behind?, Leslie M. Rose

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Most modern legal writing texts and style manuals recommend that writers use gender-neutral language. Gender-neutral language is achieved by avoiding the use of “gendered generics” (male or female nouns and pronouns used to refer to both men and women). For example, gender neutrality could be achieved by referring to “Members of Congress,” rather than “Congressmen,” and by changing a few words in the previous quotation from Melendez-Diaz: “The defendant always has [the] burden of raising a Confrontation Clause objection; statutes simply govern the time within which the [defendant] must do so.” As this article demonstrates, most members of the United …

First Annual Chief Justice Ronald M. George Distinguished Lecture: Access To Justice In Times Of Fiscal Crisis

Ronald M. George Distinguished Lecture Series

The Inaugural Ronald M. George Distinguished Lecture address delivered by The Honorable Ronald M. George, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of California on the theme of "Access to Justice in Times of Fiscal Crisis."