John Owens
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Courts
9th Circuit Judge Tries To Be Funny, Fails
But, I mean, he's right about the Star Wars movies. -
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Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use. -
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Federal Judges
Federal Judge Uses Pop Culture In Pithy Dissent
Here's a citation you don't often see from a federal appellate judge. -
9th Circuit, Federal Judges, Legal Ethics
Ninth Circuit Judges To Lawyer: Lying In Court Is Wrong, Mkay?
This oral argument transcript (or video) will make you cringe. -
Federal Judges
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. -
9th Circuit, Federal Judges
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. -
Federal Judges
This Federal Judge Is As Obsessed With Game Of Thrones As The Rest Of Us
What's this federal judge like underneath his robes? - Sponsored
Profit Powerhouse: Elevating Law Firm Financial Performance
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9th Circuit, Biglaw, Fabulosity, Federal Judges, Judicial Nominations, Money, Munger Tolles & Olson, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, Rankings
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. -
9th Circuit, Akin Gump, American Bar Association / ABA, Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Clerkships, Contract Attorneys, D.C. Circuit, Federal Judges, Judicial Nominations, Law Schools, Morning Docket, Munger Tolles & Olson, Senate Judiciary Committee, Supreme Court Clerks, Ted Frank
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]