Where Were The Judges And Lawyers and Where Are They Now?
As I periodically observe on cable news which I am increasingly trying to break away from due to reluctantly concluding…
Category: Political Choices
Midnight in Paris for Politicians
On a recent evening in my Lazy Boy recliner, I witnessed what one reviewer described as “the return of Woody…
Do We Still Believe in the Future?
In 1953 Bernard Baruch, a financier and advisor to Presidents’ Woodrow Wilson, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Harry S. Truman made…
The Role of the Judge in Our Society
As we watch and reflect the hearings on the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown-Jackson to be a Justice of The…
Confronting Complexity: The Role of Judges and Mediators in an Increasingly Complicated World – “Separate But Equal – Different but Complimentary”
This writer’s 21st Century “branding” is “Senior Judge” when I am recalled to sit as a Trial Court Judge or…
The Necessary Independence and Interdependence of The Judiciary and the Media
In the wake of the horrific slaughter of five community-oriented journalists, and wonderful human beings working for my hometown newspaper…
Holding Judges Accountable —– Fair Judicial Performance Evaluations Needed in Maryland
The link between the lack of progress toward abolishing contested judicial elections of circuit court judges and the failure of…
Graduation Speeches to Live By
In the spirit of the season for soaring rhetoric and sometimes pious or recently even self-serving bland admonitions provided free…
Separation of Powers – Checks and Balances – A Good Thing
In the last sixty days, we have witnessed in operation, the “checks and balances” that the architects of both the…
Judicial Philosophy: Does It make A Difference?
President Trump has nominated a new Supreme Court Justice – Judge Neil Gorsuch of Colorado. In doing so, The President…