Teri KanefieldMay 18, 2024

Hi, Fediverse:

Whew. I finished this week's blog post. Do your thing, Mastodon.

https://terikanefield.com/beware-the-lawyers-follow-up/

It's a follow up from last week, answering some of the questions and comments I got.

In response to people telling me that I am overestimating the ability of people to decode legal news, I attempt to prove this hypothesis:

If people stop listening to legal pundits speculating, they wouldn’t feel confused and they wouldn’t think they need help from lawyers decoding the news.

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Beware the Lawyers (follow-up) - Teri Kanefield

Last week I summarized Peter Arenella’s 1998 piece, The Perils of Legal Punditry. Among other things, Arenella argues that much of legal punditry is “Hot air that passes for legal commentary.” If you missed it, start here. I suggested that people don’t need lawyers to decode the news. I turned off my comments and added […]

Teri Kanefield
Show threadKenneth
@Teri_Kanefield Excellent analysis. Two questions. 1) Are judges, particularly at the United States district court level, assigned cases at random? If so, by what method? 2) As further cases come their way, what are the provisions, if any, for their extant workload? Any consideration given to this? Thanks.
May 19, 2024 at 1:13pmWeb
Show threadTeri KanefieldMay 19, 2024
@Kencf618033 Yes, assignments are random. Particulars are different in each jurisdiction. Each court has their own rules.
Show threadKennethMay 20, 2024
@Teri_Kanefield I hope some use gamer dice!
Show threadTeri KanefieldMay 20, 2024
@Kencf618033 It was re-assigned to Cannon because she was already familiar with the case. The fact that she was overturned wouldn't figure in. All these judges have heavy caseloads so they will reassign to the judge already familiar because it is more efficient.
Show threadKennethMay 21, 2024
@Teri_Kanefield I was thinking of the districts more generally –my predilection for gamer dice stands. That said it makes sense not to reinvent the wheel/shift judges around.