Judges and Judiciary,
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Nov. 8, 2019
Life after life tenure
Where federal judges go after the bench.
Vaughn R. Walker
Arbitrator and Mediator
FedArb
Phone: (650) 328-9500
Stanford Law School
Vaughn served as a district judge for the Northern District of California from 1990-2011. He can be reached at fedarb.com
A former colleague of mine, the late William H. Orrick, Jr., always described the position of federal district judge as the “best damn job in the world.” He said it so emphatically that his statement commanded agreement. Plus, in many ways, it’s true.
So, why would any sensible person lucky enough to have attained that position walk away from it? Put aside that federal district judges make mistakes — as they are with some regularity...
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