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Appointing Federal Judges: The President, The Senate, And The Prisoner's Dilemma, David S. Law

University of San Diego Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper Series

This paper argues that the expansion of the White House's role in judicial appointments since the late 1970s, at the expense of the Senate, has contributed to heightened levels of ideological conflict and gridlock over the appointment of federal appeals court judges, by making a cooperative equilibrium difficult to sustain. Presidents have greater electoral incentive to behave ideologically, and less incentive to cooperate with other players in the appointments process, than do senators, who are disciplined to a greater extent in their dealings with each other by the prospect of retaliation over repeat play. The possibility of divided government exacerbates …

'You'd Better Be Good': Congressional Threats Of Removal Against Federal Judges, Marc O. Degirolami

ExpressO

In the attached article, I argue that congressional threats of removal against federal judges are increasing in prevalence and forcefulness and that as a result the strained relationship between the judiciary and Congress – a topic of recent attention and debate – will continue to deteriorate in the coming years. I examine two bills, the Feeney Amendment to the PROTECT Act and House of Representatives Resolution 568 (in which Congress would disavow citation in judicial decisions to foreign law), to demonstrate this thesis.

I next ask what explains the phenomenon of congressional threats of removal, deploying first Thomas Hobbes’ state-of-nature …

Are You Experienced?: Examining The Need For Specialized Ethics Rules In Patent Litigation, Benjamin J. Sodey

ExpressO

Any attorney licensed to practice before a federal district court, regardless or his or her area of specialization, may file a patent infringement suit on behalf of a client in that court. The possibility exists, therefore, for an attorney having little or no intellectual property experience to represent clients in complex patent litigation matters. Due to this, infringement defendants and their counsel may find themselves on the receiving end of a dubious patent claim brought by attorneys lacking patent law experience. This article discusses whether the existing rules governing attorney conduct, such as professional responsibility, procedural, or statutory rules, are …

Judicial Ethics In The Twenty-First Century: Tracing The Trends, Roger J. Miner '56

Lawyers and the Legal Profession

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Social Working Meeting, Lizzie R. Hatcher

Other Special Events Materials

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How Judges, Practitioners, And Legal Writing Teachers Assess The Writing Skills Of New Law Graduates: A Comparative Study, Susan Hanley Kosse, David T. Butleritchie

Journal of Legal Education

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15th Annual Scholarship Banquet - Partners In Progress "Together We Can Make A Difference", Las Vegas Chapter Of The National Bar Association

Other Scholarship Banquet Materials

15th Annual Scholarship Banquet Program

15th Annual Scholarship Banquet - Partners In Progress "Together We Can Make A Difference", Las Vegas Chapter Of The National Bar Association

Other Scholarship Banquet Materials

15th Annual Scholarship Banquet Program

National Bar Association Twenty-Second Annual Mid-Year Conference & Gertrude E. Rush Awards Dinner Program, National Bar Association

Other Special Events Materials

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Beyond Interpretation, Pierre Schlag

Publications

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The Ermine And Woolsack: Disciplinary Proceedings Involving Judges, Attorney-Magistrates, And Other Judicial Figures, David R. Cleveland, Jason Masimore

Law Faculty Publications

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Neutral Assignment Of Judges At The Court Of Appeals, J. Robert Brown Jr., Allison Herren Lee

Sturm College of Law: Faculty Scholarship

Judges on panels at the US Court of Appeals are not intended to represent a mosaic of society. They bring an assortment of biases and predispositions to the decision making process. Judicial integrity is ostensibly protected, however, through the use of neutral assignment. Judges are assigned to panels randomly, without consideration of the particular cases to be decided.

In fact, this is not necessarily the case. In 1963, a judge on the US Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit alleged that membership on panels had been deliberately skewed to ensure a pro-civil rights majority. An analysis of the historical …

Million Dollar Advocates Forum Letter Approving Mona Asberom For Membership, Million Dollar Advocates Forum

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Why Lawyers Have Often Worn Strange Clothes, Claimed To Work For Free--And Been Hated, Hugh D. Spitzer

Articles

Why have lawyers and judges always adorned themselves in ancient regalia? Obviously, they must symbolically transform themselves from private individuals into "law speakers" for the community. They become tools of a longstanding legal system, and special clothes offer clues to others (and reminders to themselves) that they have special responsibilities, both to their clients and to the community at large. The "retro" clothes that lawyers and judges wear also remind everyone that law is old that it isn't meant to change rapidly, and that it offers stability and predictability in a changing world.

The Role Of The Law Review In The Tradition Of Judicial Scholarship, Kenneth F. Ripple

Journal Articles

This article explores one of the most important sources of judicial education, the law review. Part I first examines, by way of introduction, why continued intellectual growth is so important to the American jurist of today. It then sets forth the growth of the law review as an institution within the legal profession. Part II examines the various roles that law reviews play traditionally in the intellectual life of a judge and suggests, with respect to each, certain improvements in the judge-law review relationship designed both to enhance the effectiveness of the law review as an intellectual companion and to …

Thirteenth Annual Scholarship Banquet - Ticket, Las Vegas Chapter Of The National Bar Association

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Thirteenth Annual Scholarship Banquet Ticket No. 176

Thirteenth Annual Scholarship Banquet - Invitation, Las Vegas Chapter Of The National Bar Association

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Thirteenth Annual Scholarship Banquet Invitation, RSVP

Thirteenth Annual Scholarship Banquet - Program, Las Vegas Chapter Of The National Bar Association

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13th Annual Scholarship Banquet Program

The Changing Face Of Legal Education: Implications For The Practice Of Law And The Courts, John W. Reed

Other Publications

This is the last Conference of the Sixth Circuit in the 1900's. Though the Third Millennium technically does not begin until 2001, the turn of the "odometer" from the 1999 to 2000 leads us all to think of this as the end of a century and of a millennium. The pivotal date is yet sixth months away, but the pundits are already issuing their lists, both profound and trivial - the greatest inventions, the best books, the worst natural catastrophes, the trial of the century (of which there are at least a half dozen), the most influential thinkers, and on …

Meeting Agenda - September 23, 1998, Las Vegas Chapter Of The National Bar Association

Membership Meetings

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Investiture Of The Honorable Jonnie Blakeney Rawlinson Invitation, Las Vegas Chapter Of The National Bar Association

Investiture

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Twelfth Annual Scholarship Banquet, Las Vegas Chapter Of The National Bar Association

Other Scholarship Banquet Materials

Twelfth Annual Scholarship Banquet Invitation

12th Annual Scholarship Banquet - Ticket, Las Vegas Chapter Of The National Bar Association

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Twelfth Annual Scholarship Banquet Ticket & RSVP

Meeting Agenda - February 25, 1998, Las Vegas Chapter Of The National Bar Association

Membership Meetings

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12th Annual Scholarship Banquet - Announcement, Las Vegas Chapter Of The National Bar Association

Other Scholarship Banquet Materials

12th Annual Scholarship Banquet Announcement Letter

Dinner At Eight 1998 - Invitation, Las Vegas Chapter Of The National Bar Association

Dinner at Eight

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Press Release For Immediate Distribution Announcing The Twelfth Annual Scholarship Banquet, Las Vegas Chapter Of The National Bar Association

Other Scholarship Banquet Materials

Twelfth Annual Scholarship Banquet Press Release

Meeting Agenda - October 23, 1997, Las Vegas Chapter Of The National Bar Association

Membership Meetings

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Meeting Agenda - September 24, 1997, Las Vegas Chapter Of The National Bar Association

Membership Meetings

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Meeting Minutes - August 28, 1997, Las Vegas Chapter Of The National Bar Association

Membership Meetings

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