Ironically enough, if the case involves race, and one claims that race is a disqualifying factor, nobody could hear the case. Everybody comes to these cases with some preconceptions, and the premise of our judicial system is that judges by training and by ethical codes are obligated to set those prejudices aside and to decide on the facts and the law. And to claim that somebody can't simply because of their racial identity is deeply offensive.
I personally think that we should be extremely reluctant to use a recall mechanism for an unpopular decision simply because of the message it sends a… - Deborah Rhode
I personally think that we should be extremely reluctant to use a recall mechanism for an unpopular decision simply because of the message it sends a…
- Deborah Rhode
There have been so many examples of highly qualified judges of enormous integrity who lost their positions because they were in fact disabled from sp… - Deborah Rhode
There have been so many examples of highly qualified judges of enormous integrity who lost their positions because they were in fact disabled from sp…
Ironically enough, if the case involves race, and one claims that race is a disqualifying factor, nobody could hear the case. Everybody comes to thes… - Deborah Rhode
Ironically enough, if the case involves race, and one claims that race is a disqualifying factor, nobody could hear the case. Everybody comes to thes…
If you follow Donald Trump's logic, say that he couldn't decide any civil rights cases because he would be biased.I mean, we do want a diverse and in… - Deborah Rhode
If you follow Donald Trump's logic, say that he couldn't decide any civil rights cases because he would be biased.I mean, we do want a diverse and in…
There are cases in which somebody has demonstrated just such an outrageous disregard for the bounds of an acceptable decision that you want a measure… - Deborah Rhode
There are cases in which somebody has demonstrated just such an outrageous disregard for the bounds of an acceptable decision that you want a measure…
You can understand why the original framers of judicial ethics thought it would be undignified and would call into question the legitimacy of the jud… - Deborah Rhode
You can understand why the original framers of judicial ethics thought it would be undignified and would call into question the legitimacy of the jud…
As Deborah Rhode describes, “When 1,100 Michigan elementary students were asked to describe what life would be like if they were the opposite sex, ov… - Deborah Rhode
As Deborah Rhode describes, “When 1,100 Michigan elementary students were asked to describe what life would be like if they were the opposite sex, ov…
The cliché is what are the qualifications for a federal Court of Appeals judge is somebody who knew a senator once. I mean the process of selection i… - Deborah Rhode
The cliché is what are the qualifications for a federal Court of Appeals judge is somebody who knew a senator once. I mean the process of selection i…
I do think the whole question of judicial accountability is a complicated one. On the one hand, you want to encourage judicial independence. And it's… - Deborah Rhode
I do think the whole question of judicial accountability is a complicated one. On the one hand, you want to encourage judicial independence. And it's…
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