Marsha Berzon
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9th Circuit, Crime, Death Penalty, Marsha Berzon, Murder, Quote of the Day, Susan Graber
Quote of the Day: Judges Aren't Robots, You Know
The Ninth Circuit reiterates that being a human being with life experiences doesn't disqualify you from being a judge. -
Marsha Berzon, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks
Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: An Update
After yesterday’s report on the latest developments in Supreme Court clerk hiring, we received word of several new hires, both by email and in the comments. So we thought we’d do a quick follow-up to pass along what we’ve heard. Please keep in mind that we have not verified every hire to 100 percent accuracy; […] - Sponsored
Document Automation For Law Firms: The Definitive Guide
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Asians, David Boies, Drinking, Gambling / Gaming, Marsha Berzon
Lawsuit of the Day: Watanabe v. Harrah's
We just returned from a very fun weekend in Las Vegas, where we watched a friend compete in the Las Vegas Rock ‘n’ Roll marathon. Our friend was one of many lawyers in competition. He’s a prosecutor, but we also saw a public defender — her T-shirt said so — and possibly some lawyers from […]
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Advertising, Boalt Hall, John Yoo, Larry Sonsini, Law Schools, Marsha Berzon, Rank Stupidity, Reader Polls, Ted Olson
Renaming Boalt Hall: Please Cast Your Vote
As we mentioned last week, U.C. Berkeley’s Boalt Hall School of Law hired a brand consulting firm to come up with a new name for the school. The effort ended somewhat anticlimactically. Boalt paid $25,000 to Marshall Strategy Inc., which came up with this brilliant new moniker: “UC Berkeley School of Law.” Oh well. But […] -
Advertising, Boalt Hall, Law Schools, Marsha Berzon, Music
Hey ATL Readers: Help Rename Boalt Hall!
Attention, ATL readers — your wit and wisdom are needed. From Cal Law (via Blogonaut): Boalt Hall School of Law has hired San Francisco brand consulting firm Marshall Strategy Inc. to poll students, faculty, alumni and others in aid of devising a “single brand” name for the school, a Boalt spokeswoman said. San Francisco Bay […] -
Admin, Advertising, American Constitution Society (ACS), Marsha Berzon, Technology
Programming Note: Off to AEI
We’re going to be offline for a few hours. If anything big happens while we’re gone, and we don’t write about it immediately, now you know why. (Posts that we drafted earlier will be published while we’re gone.) We’re going to attend this event, about the economics of internet advertising — which, of course, is […] -
9th Circuit, Airplanes / Aviation, Alex Kozinski, Blogging, Clerkships, Federal Judges, Judicial Divas, Kids, Marsha Berzon, Screw-Ups
A Response to Judge Alex Kozinski
Some time ago, we posted an anecdote about the family travel mishaps of Judge Marsha Berzon, of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Many ATL readers enjoyed the story. But Judge Berzon’s colleague, Judge Alex Kozinski — one of the federal judiciary’s most brilliant thinkers and talented writers — was less pleased. […] -
9th Circuit, Airplanes / Aviation, Alex Kozinski, Bad Ideas, Deaths, Marsha Berzon, Screw-Ups
Our Condolences to Judge Berzon
We feel a bit like Senator Joe Biden must feel right now, after his ill-advised comments about Senator Barack Obama. In case you haven’t heard, Sen. Biden paid Sen. Obama’s presidential candidacy some backhanded compliments: “I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy.” Take […] - Sponsored
Profit Powerhouse: Elevating Law Firm Financial Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar on April 10th, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm. -
9th Circuit, Airplanes / Aviation, Federal Judges, Judicial Divas, Kids, Marsha Berzon, Screw-Ups
Flying the Friendly, Federal Judicial Skies
The story we’re about to share with you is great, gossipy fun. But we must warn you that it’s not for everyone. It’s on the long side, and it’s aimed at a rather narrow demographic. It’s most likely to entertain (1) current or former Ninth Circuit clerks and (2) people who follow the federal judiciary […] -
Deaths, Feminism, Gender, Law Professors, Litigatrix, Marsha Berzon, Plaintiffs Firms
Judith P. Vladeck, R.I.P.
Judith Vladeck, a top labor lawyer and advocate for women’s rights, passed away earlier this week. She was 83 and a resident of Manhattan. From the New York Times obituary: Proud of her courtroom contentiousness, Ms. Vladeck brought a combination of showmanship and detailed analysis of salary histories and job performance to her cases. She […] -
Arnold & Porter, Marsha Berzon, Weddings
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch: October 8, 2006
We’re almost caught up here at Legal Eagle Wedding Watch. Today we discuss and score couples featured in the New York Times weddings page of October 8, 2006. Again, a bit of a slow weekend for weddings involving lawyers. Here are the three couples under review: 1. Amanda Biles, Lee Reeves II 2. Katherine Dowling, […] -
Clerkships, David Sentelle, David Tatel, Litigatrix, Marsha Berzon, Non-Sequiturs, Peter Lattman
Non-Sequiturs: 09.13.06
* Clerkships for the bejeweled bench known as the D.C. Circuit are still available. But spots as Sentelletubbies and Tatel Tots are going fast. [Clerkship Notification Blog] * A modest proposal for Angelina Jolie: Get married like a lesbian. [De Novo] * Best comment clusterf**k we’ve seen in a long time: 128 and counting. (Does […]
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