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  • September 13, 2022 / Leave a comment

    Does Judicial Philosophy Make a Difference? 2022 Edition

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    Judicial Philosophy – Does It Make A Difference?

  • December 13, 2018 / Leave a comment

    “New and Improved New Year’s Resolutions” For Judges, Politicians and Policy-Makers

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    The Necessary Independence and Interdependence of The Judiciary and the Media

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Criminal Justice, Political Choices / February 11, 2015 / Leave a comment

Judge Steven I. Platt’s (Ret.) 5 Step Grand Jury Reform Plan

Two recent grand jury decisions involving the police killings of unarmed black men have sparked protests and demonstrations across the…

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Criminal Justice / December 17, 2014 / Leave a comment

Crime and Punishment in Maryland

As Governor-Elect Hogan and the Lt. Governor-Elect Rutherford ramp up their Transition Team operations with a goal of having “the…

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Criminal Justice / November 19, 2014 / Leave a comment

The Grand Jury: Old Habits , New Truths

The Ferguson, Missouri community along with the rest of the country anxiously awaits the apparently imminent decision of the St….

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Political Choices / October 23, 2014 / Leave a comment

Candidate v. Campaign

As the General Election for Governor of the State of Maryland and virtually all of the state and local offices…

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Judicial Philosophy / August 27, 2014 / Leave a comment

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…

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Court Administration / July 22, 2014 / Leave a comment

“The Multi-Door Courthouse of the Future”

The Courthouse of the future will have multiple doors and many methods of dispute resolution available behind those doors. In fact…

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Political Choices / July 8, 2014 / Leave a comment

Maryland’s Judicial Election System Needs Fixing Now More Than Ever

Once again the visual of Maryland’s judicial elections in several counties and Baltimore City have illustrated the folly of contested…

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Court Administration / May 9, 2014 / Leave a comment

Maryland Needs Short Summary and Expedited Civil Jury Trials Now

As I pointed out in my last column, lots of drama and some comedy continue to act out on our…

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Political Choices / April 2, 2014 / Leave a comment

The Price of Rights

With all that is going on in our state and our nation, indeed the world in the name of “access…

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Political Choices / February 19, 2014 / Leave a comment

Corruption in an Economy of Influence

Former Virginia governor Robert McDonnell and the former First Lady of Virginia, Maureen McDonnell have now been indicted for accepting…

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September 13, 2022

Does Judicial Philosophy Make a Difference? 2022 Edition

August 15, 2022

The War Against Certification and Credentialing Organizations

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The Role of the Judge in Our Society

August 31, 2021

Remarks at “Vintage of The Valley Event” Hosted by Strasburg, VA Heritage Association

August 31, 2021

Lawyers, The Judiciary, and the Media – A Symbiotic Relationship

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May 13, 2005

Chief Justice Roberts told the U.S. Senators he has no “overarching judicial philosophy”

May 21, 2005

However, the law is usually limited, as are judges, in what can be accomplished

July 4, 2005

The “Legal Process School of Jurisprudence” a/k/a “Formalism”

July 4, 2005

The Tempting of America

January 9, 2006

A Judge Cannot Have Any Agenda

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