http://abovethelaw.com/2010/02/the-prop-8-judge-may-be-gay-does-it-matter/ Above the Law: A Legal Web Site – News, Commentary, and Opinions on Law Firms, Lawyers, Law School, Law Suits, Judges and Courts Wed, 15 Feb 2012 01:42:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 http://abovethelaw.com/2010/02/the-prop-8-judge-may-be-gay-does-it-matter/comment-page-2/#comment-180832 guest Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:05:05 +0000 http://wp.abovethelaw.com/2010/02/the-prop-8-judge-may-be-gay-does-it-matter/#comment-180832 Can you say, "conflict of interest?" Can you say, “conflict of interest?”

]]> http://abovethelaw.com/2010/02/the-prop-8-judge-may-be-gay-does-it-matter/comment-page-2/#comment-180831 guest Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:22:19 +0000 http://wp.abovethelaw.com/2010/02/the-prop-8-judge-may-be-gay-does-it-matter/#comment-180831 By itself it shoudln't matter, but after these shenanigans with the cameras in the courtroom, yeah, it does. By itself it shoudln’t matter, but after these shenanigans with the cameras in the courtroom, yeah, it does.

]]> http://abovethelaw.com/2010/02/the-prop-8-judge-may-be-gay-does-it-matter/comment-page-2/#comment-180830 guest Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:57:24 +0000 http://wp.abovethelaw.com/2010/02/the-prop-8-judge-may-be-gay-does-it-matter/#comment-180830 That's Anderson Cooper, right? That’s Anderson Cooper, right?

]]> http://abovethelaw.com/2010/02/the-prop-8-judge-may-be-gay-does-it-matter/comment-page-2/#comment-180829 guest Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:09:04 +0000 http://wp.abovethelaw.com/2010/02/the-prop-8-judge-may-be-gay-does-it-matter/#comment-180829 Thelton Henderson is a colleague of Walker's on the federal bench in San Francisco. Henderson is also Openly Black. In 1997, he struck down Prop. 209, the voter-passed initiative banning affirmative action. You think his impartiality wasn't questioned?? (The Ninth Circuit reversed Henderson, reinstating Prop. 209.) Thelton Henderson is a colleague of Walker’s on the federal bench in San Francisco. Henderson is also Openly Black. In 1997, he struck down Prop. 209, the voter-passed initiative banning affirmative action. You think his impartiality wasn’t questioned?? (The Ninth Circuit reversed Henderson, reinstating Prop. 209.)

]]> http://abovethelaw.com/2010/02/the-prop-8-judge-may-be-gay-does-it-matter/comment-page-2/#comment-180828 guest Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:08:49 +0000 http://wp.abovethelaw.com/2010/02/the-prop-8-judge-may-be-gay-does-it-matter/#comment-180828 Thelton Henderson is a colleague of Walker's on the federal bench in San Francisco. Henderson is also Openly Black. In 1997, he struck down Prop. 209, the voter-passed initiative banning affirmative action. You think his impartiality wasn't questioned?? (The Ninth Circuit reversed Henderson, reinstating Prop. 209.) Thelton Henderson is a colleague of Walker’s on the federal bench in San Francisco. Henderson is also Openly Black. In 1997, he struck down Prop. 209, the voter-passed initiative banning affirmative action. You think his impartiality wasn’t questioned?? (The Ninth Circuit reversed Henderson, reinstating Prop. 209.)

]]> http://abovethelaw.com/2010/02/the-prop-8-judge-may-be-gay-does-it-matter/comment-page-2/#comment-180827 Dr Gonzo Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:59:03 +0000 http://wp.abovethelaw.com/2010/02/the-prop-8-judge-may-be-gay-does-it-matter/#comment-180827 21: "batts is the only affirmedly gay A3 federal judge." On what do you base this preposterous statement? 21: “batts is the only affirmedly gay A3 federal judge.”
On what do you base this preposterous statement?

]]> http://abovethelaw.com/2010/02/the-prop-8-judge-may-be-gay-does-it-matter/comment-page-2/#comment-180826 guest Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:12:44 +0000 http://wp.abovethelaw.com/2010/02/the-prop-8-judge-may-be-gay-does-it-matter/#comment-180826 two things -- 1) 55- Good riddance to you and the other idiots who feel compelled to comment "this blog gets worse and worse every day" or "atl sucks", yet still read it. Find your legal tabloid elsewhere. 2) 56/60 - Naturally, members of a certain group, particularly a minority group subject to discrimination, is given a pass to make jokes about members of their group. It's a double standard, but by established social norms, not an unfair one. I can make fun of my own family, but better believe I won't let anyone else do so. two things –
1) 55- Good riddance to you and the other idiots who feel compelled to comment “this blog gets worse and worse every day” or “atl sucks”, yet still read it. Find your legal tabloid elsewhere.
2) 56/60 – Naturally, members of a certain group, particularly a minority group subject to discrimination, is given a pass to make jokes about members of their group. It’s a double standard, but by established social norms, not an unfair one. I can make fun of my own family, but better believe I won’t let anyone else do so.

]]> http://abovethelaw.com/2010/02/the-prop-8-judge-may-be-gay-does-it-matter/comment-page-2/#comment-180825 guest Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:53:09 +0000 http://wp.abovethelaw.com/2010/02/the-prop-8-judge-may-be-gay-does-it-matter/#comment-180825 "UPDATE: There could be a second openly gay judge on the bench in the near future. Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has recommended that President Obama nominate Daniel Alter, an openly gay man, to the Southern District of New York." <a href="http://schumer.senate.gov/record.cfm?id=322146" rel="nofollow">http://schumer.senate.gov/record.cfm?id=322146</a> “UPDATE: There could be a second openly gay judge on the bench in the near future. Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has recommended that President Obama nominate Daniel Alter, an openly gay man, to the Southern District of New York.”
http://schumer.senate.gov/record.cfm?id=322146

]]> http://abovethelaw.com/2010/02/the-prop-8-judge-may-be-gay-does-it-matter/comment-page-2/#comment-180824 guest Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:50:37 +0000 http://wp.abovethelaw.com/2010/02/the-prop-8-judge-may-be-gay-does-it-matter/#comment-180824 56 - That's nothing new. African-American comedians can get away with jokes about the African-American community that no white comedian could tell. 56 – That’s nothing new. African-American comedians can get away with jokes about the African-American community that no white comedian could tell.

]]> http://abovethelaw.com/2010/02/the-prop-8-judge-may-be-gay-does-it-matter/comment-page-2/#comment-180823 guest Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:48:01 +0000 http://wp.abovethelaw.com/2010/02/the-prop-8-judge-may-be-gay-does-it-matter/#comment-180823 Can you confirm if there are any openly heterosexual federal judges and please list all of their names for me. thanks Can you confirm if there are any openly heterosexual federal judges and please list all of their names for me. thanks

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