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Perspective

Nov. 7, 2015

What happens if the judge is wrong?

There is malpractice insurance for when a lawyer makes a mistake. But what happens when a judge errs? By Gregor A. Hensrude and Heather L. Rosing

Gregor A. Hensrude

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By Gregor A. Hensrude and Heather L. Rosing

The practice of law varies substantially from the practice of most other professions in one significant variable - an additional layer of human involvement. Imagine if an elected doctor presided over all operations, listened to medical rationales from physicians, and then decided what surgery would be indicated. Or, even more apt, listened to two competing approaches to fighting the patient's cancer, com...

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