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Aug. 12, 2009
Judging Isn't Mechanical
The impact of having judges with different life histories, especially in appellate cases decided by panels, is hard to quantify, writes Leslie Carothers.
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By Leslie Carothers An eavesdropper from Mars on the confirmation hearings of Chief Justice John Roberts and Judge Sonia Sotomayor might wonder why any attorney of lively intelligence would aspire to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. Roberts' metaphor of an umpire calling balls and strikes metaphor and Sotomayor's portrait of a dispassionate technician doggedly applying law to facts make the process of judicial decision-making seem sim...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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