12 May 2011
One of the best things about being licensed in multiple jurisdictions is the opportunity to observe emerging trends. The opportunity to see trends obviously applies to the development of case law and judicial attitudes.
One less obvious opportunity is to see changes in courthouse security. What I’ve seen is more than a little disheartening. More
12 Oct 2010
Legal Ethics Forum first wrote about this issue yesterday. The New York Times explores the issue here.
Considering that Virginia Thomas has been a political activist for decades, I find the timing of this story very interesting – there’s an election in a month.
The difficulty I see with this situation has less to do with Justice Thomas, than it does with with the lack of transparency in disclosing financial contributions to political organizations.
No one would wonder if Justice Thomas might be in a conflict of interest. As it stands, we are left to hoping his conscience will be a sufficient guide.
There is no reason to suppose it isn’t. Still, some transparency would be nice.
19 Aug 2008
Jurist reports that Canadian Judicial Council head Richard Scott of the Manitoba Court of Appeal warned Canadian judges that they should exercise caution in agreeing to head up public inquiries intended to address controversial political issues.
