by Eric Surber | Aug 8, 2024 | Judgment Calls Podcast
This episode addresses the alarming surge of attacks on judges and courts. These attacks range from threats and acts of physical violence to a corrosive rhetoric that undermines public confidence in the judiciary. While criticism of court decisions is a vital aspect...
by Eric Surber | Jan 26, 2023 | Judgment Calls Podcast
“One thing I came to believe when I finished the book was that we always think of heroes as perfect, and Douglas was both fascinating and flawed. I realized that heroes don’t have to be perfect.” Senior Judge M. Margaret McKeown of the U.S. Court of...
by Eric Surber | Oct 17, 2022 | Judgment Calls Podcast
Judge Gerald B. Tjoflat (Duke Law J.D. ’57) of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit talks to David F. Levi about his experience as a student at Duke Law School, how his relationship to the school has evolved, and the importance of maintaining the...
by Eric Surber | Aug 16, 2022 | Judgment Calls Podcast
“What I have most enjoyed is the opportunity from time to time to take a really hard problem and think my way through it, and on top of that, persuade my colleagues that the way I’ve thought through it is the right way to think about it.” Judge Diane Wood...
by Eric Surber | Jun 15, 2022 | Judgment Calls Podcast
“You can have all the rules of what law you want, but until it’s applied to people in cases, there’s no rule of law functioning.” Chief Judge Emeritus J. Clifford Wallace of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit talks to David F. Levi about his...
by Eric Surber | Mar 10, 2022 | Judgment Calls Podcast
“I got the call, and I went to talk to Senator Schumer, and it happened. And it was really, in so many ways, was really like going home.” Judge Michael J. Garcia of the New York Court of Appeals talks about his unique pathway to the bench. Judge Garcia...