Judge Cardozo in the Court of Appeals

Perspective of a Juvenile Court Judge Judge

The juvenile court judge occupies a unique position. Like all other judges, the juvenile court judge must apply the law to resolve a dispute. For juvenile court judges handling abuse and neglect cases, however, the law requires a new type of role. The judge must monitor whether child welfare agencies have provided services to individual children and families sufficient to comply with federal an...

Appeals Judge Frie over final Moot C

N otre Dame freshm an, Tom H am ilton , announced the for­ m ation o f the S tuden ts for Biafran Relief, a national o rgan­ ization designed to funnel funds to th e Nigerian Red Cross, w hich is conducting relief opera tions in Biafra. “ We are appalled by the con ­ d itions in the form er Biafran enclave. It is o u r objective to help alleviate these problem s. We hope th a t everybody will w...

In the Court of Appeals of the State of Mississippi

TRIAL JUDGE: HON. J. N. RANDALL JR. COURT FROM WHICH APPEALED: HARRISON COUNTY CHANCERY COURT ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANT: RICHARD C. FITZPATRICK T. JACKSON LYONS NANCE FITZPATRICK STEVENS ATTORNEY FOR APPELLEE: MARK LARSON NATURE OF THE CASE: CIVIL DOMESTIC RELATIONS TRIAL COURT DISPOSITION: PRIMARY PHYSICAL CUSTODY OF CHILD TRANSFERRED DISPOSITION: AFFIRMED 10/02/2001 MOTION FOR REHEARING FILED: ...

The Proposal to Split the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

Mr . Justice Stewart on the Court of Appeals

I T HE NAMING of a new justice to the Supreme Court quite properly interests the country at large as well as the profession. What, we always want to know, has he said or done in the past? What, the reporters always ask, is his "judicial philosophy"P In the case of Mr. Justice Stewart, we perhaps ought to eschew the latter inquiry because he himself has told us: "I really don't know what it is."...