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Judicial Philosophy, Political Choices / August 28, 2013 / Leave a comment

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…

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Judicial Philosophy / February 22, 2010 / Leave a comment

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…

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Judicial Philosophy / January 21, 2010 / Leave a comment

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…

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Judicial Philosophy / July 24, 2009 / Leave a comment

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…

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Judicial Philosophy / June 26, 2009 / Leave a comment

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….

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Judicial Philosophy / May 22, 2009 / Leave a comment

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…

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Judicial Philosophy / December 13, 2007 / Leave a comment

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…

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Judicial Philosophy / December 13, 2007 / Leave a comment

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…

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Judicial Philosophy / October 12, 2007 / Leave a comment

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…

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Judicial Philosophy / January 12, 2007 / Leave a comment

Here is to Relativism in the Law

As a newly elected Maryland General Assembly prepares to open its next session, its potential work product in 2007 becomes…

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