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…
Category: Political Choices
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…
LESSONS FROM THE CONFLICT RESOLUTION PROFESSION TO THE WORLD OF POLITICS
By the time the column is published, Donald J. Trump will have been inaugurated as the 45th President of The…
IS POLITICS CORRUPT? STAY TUNED TO YOUR SUPREME COURT STATION!
Good news! The Supreme Court of the United States has finally agreed to define the term “corruption.” That term has…
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…