The Interaction and Interdependency of an Independent Judiciary and a Free Media
In recent years, courts throughout the State of Maryland and the Nation have been faced with an ever-rising tide of…
Category: Judicial Philosophy
The Beginning Or The End Of Comparative Negligence
On July 9, 2013, six out of seven judges sitting on the highest court in the State of Maryland, The…
Abolish Circuit Court Contested Judicial Election
The “fundamental tension between the ideal character of the judicial office and the real world of electoral politics” has been…
Contested Circuit Court Judge Elections Must Go
The Attorney General of Maryland, Douglas F. Gansler announced this month that he will urge the 2010 Maryland General Assembly…
The Role of the Judge In Our Society is Like the Song “Blowing In The Wind”
Anytime that The Supreme Court of the United States, The Court of Appeals of Maryland, The U.S. Senate, the mainstream…
Chief Judge Sweeney’s Memory Reminds Us of a Judge’s Duty To Seek Justice
As the U.S. Senate and the country prepare for hearings on the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor of the U.S….
Obama Wants Pragmatist Judge Who Has Empathy
we go again! The time for the two major political parties and their cheerleaders, the ideologically and economically based advocacy groups…
It’s Time For An Independent Family Court
As the lawyers and judges of Maryland prepare to pack their bags for the trip to Ocean City to participate…
Isaiah Berlin – A Prophet Without A Cause
It is June 25, 2007. The graduation season has ended. The Joint Judicial Conference and Annual Meeting of the Maryland…
Old Truths About a New System – The Commissionel System
My last column discussed “The Grand Jury: New Truths About An Old Institution.” This column will be about old truths about…