9th Circuit Judge Tries To Be Funny, Fails
But, I mean, he's right about the Star Wars movies.
Ninth Circuit Throws Shade At Game Of Thrones
Our favorite federal judge is at it again.
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How Do Federal Judges Let You Know When They’re Annoyed?
Great reference.
Federal Judge Uses Pop Culture In Pithy Dissent
Here's a citation you don't often see from a federal appellate judge.
Ninth Circuit Judges To Lawyer: Lying In Court Is Wrong, Mkay?
This oral argument transcript (or video) will make you cringe.
Our New Favorite Federal Jurist Punches Up Opinions With Pop Culture References
Federal judge binge-watches shows and can't stop thinking about them when he's at work.
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This Federal Judge Just Loves Nerding Out
Judge Owens agrees this is the law, but that doesn't mean he thinks it should be the law.
This Federal Judge Is As Obsessed With Game Of Thrones As The Rest Of Us
What's this federal judge like underneath his robes?
For Whom The Munger Tolles: A Peek At Partner Pay
How much do Munger Tolles partners earn? Financial disclosure filings for two judicial nominees provide hints.
Morning Docket: 08.02.13
* Hiring a Supreme Court clerk might not be worth a $500,000 gamble for some Biglaw firms. Some will take that sweet sign-on bonus and remove their golden handcuffs before a year is out. [Capital Comment / Washingtonian] * Akin Gump partner and D.C. Circuit nominee Patricia Millett won approval from the Senate Judiciary Committee by a margin of 10-8 along party lines, and now her nomination will head to the full Senate for a vote. [Huffington Post] * President Obama nominated Michelle Friedland and John Owens, two young Munger Tolles & Olson partners, for seats on the Ninth Circuit. If confirmed, that’ll make three partners from the same firm on the bench. [The Recorder] * Sorry, law firms, but it’s no longer cool to inflate hourly billing rates for contract attorneys when you pay them substantially less. You can thank Ted Frank for this judicial revelation. [WSJ Law Blog] * The ABA Task Force on the Future of Legal Education thinks that just about everything having to do with law schools is “deeply flawed” and needs “serious re-engineering.” How comforting. [ABA Journal] * Law School Transparency is willing to assist schools with the reporting of their ABA post-graduation job placement statistics, for a price. How much is integrity worth these days? [National Law Journal] * For $25K, Casey Anthony’s bankruptcy trustee won’t make her sell the worldwide rights to her story — like her theory of the crime she was acquitted of, it “exists solely within [her] mind.” [Sun-Sentinel]
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