"[W]hatever I may have written in the books and in the articles would have no bearing on my role as a judge." Really? None at all? Isn't it strange to think the contents of one's writings would have no bearing on one's true convictions, or alternatively that one's true convictions would have no bearing on one's role as a judge? [Whelan]
Goodwin Liu on judges' writings
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| Isaac Gorodetski Project Manager, Center for Legal Policy at the Manhattan Institute igorodetski@manhattan-institute.org |
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