Dang, I feel really awful for Tom. Here’s Bloomberg’s coverage of the verdict:Poker-playing former US Supreme Court litigator Tom Goldstein has been found guilty of 12 of 16 counts following a six week trial in Maryland.Jurors returned their verdict
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Black History Month Event
By John R. ByrneThe Court held its Black History Month event this past Friday. The program was titled, “From Promise to Progress: The Legacy of Black Lawyers in South Florida” and featured four panelists (Eugene K. Pettis, Sia Baker-Barnes,…
The Times May be a-Changin’
By John R. ByrneThere are certain Supreme Court case names people just know. Marbury v. Madison. Brown v. Board of Education. Miranda v. Arizona. I think you can also put New York Times Co. v. Sullivan on that list.…
A, B, C, D, F, U
That was district judge Thomas Ludington when asked to say the alphabet after being pulled over for DUI. From Bloomberg:Michigan federal Judge Thomas L. Ludington recited a portion of the
alphabet as “A, B, C, D, F, U” during…
Judge Norman C. Roettger
By John R. ByrneI never appeared before Judge Roettger but people told me that he was often armed while sitting on the bench. That got my attention. There was also his magnificent handlebar mustache, rendered perfectly in the portrait…
Horsefeathers!
There’s always a lot of debate about whether judges should be writing colorful opinions. There’s this opinion from yesterday referencing Orwell’s 1984:
“Ignorance is Strength,”
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Judge Peter T. Fay
By John R. ByrneAn SDFLA trivia question: which judges served on our district court before being elevated to the appellate court (5th or 11th Circuit)? One such judge is Judge Peter T. Fay. Judge Fay’s Senate confirmation hearing for his…
KBJ attended the Grammys
And people freaked out — even though she was nominated for an award. Sen. Marsha Blackburn is calling for an investigation! From The Hill:Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) called for an investigation Thursday into Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson…
"This job sucks."
That was an AUSA in Minnesota to the Court. Bloomberg covers it here:
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Judge James Lawrence King
By John R. ByrneThe portrait project launched by the South Florida Chapter of the FBA continues this week with a focus on Senior Judge James Lawrence King. President Nixon nominated Judge King to the bench in 1970 and he’s…