Analyzing Judge Bowler's Academic Career

Knowing that she wanted to be a criminal prosecutor, Judge Hammond began law school with that goal in mind. When

Judge O’Scannlain is a Senior Judge on the U.S Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and specifically presides over the chambers in Portland, Oregon. He was appointed in 1986 by President Reagan, and since then has been a prominent voice of reason on the Ninth Circuit. Judge O’Scannlain has written hundreds of opinions, most notably on Constitutional and international law.

This past week, I started shadowing Bill Davis, one of fourteen judges from the eighteenth district court, which encompasses Guilford County. Judge Davis is a former public defender and newly elected district court judge. I first worked with him last year in the public defender’s office and asked a couple of months ago if I could incorporate working for him as part of my legal internship. Fortunately, he agreed. Up until last week, I had not seen Judge Davis in court. The reason for this is that I worked exclusively in the criminal courts, while Judge Davis, until recently, worked exclusively in the civil courts. His preclusion from criminal matters resulted from his previous work as a public defender. This restriction ended last week, and

Judge Colvin wanted to be a missionary when she started thinking what her future career would be, but her mother was optimistic about it,and suggested her to be a lawyer or judge because she like talking to people, and always care about people. From then on, her ambition to become a judge was strengthen by attending law school, which seems to fit her personally best. She received her B.A. degree from Sweet Briar College in Virginia. After she graduated from there, she went to University of Georgia School of Law to received her J.D. Prior to her appointment she

She worked as assistant district attorney right out of Yale until 1984, when she opened her own practice. President George H. W. Bush nominated her to the U.S. District Court for the southern District of New York in 1991and confirmation followed in 1992. In 1997, President Bill Clinton nominated her to the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Second District. She was confirmed in 1998. There she heard appeals in more than 3000 cases and wrote about380 opinions.

Mallory’s story started as a high school dropout. He dropped out of high school because his family was poor, so he felt like he had to get a job instead to earn money and support his family. Even though he was satisfied with this decision at first, he decided wanted to go back to high school and then pursue a teaching degree at Central State University. He graduated with honors from Central State in 1951. Later in 1972, he also received the only honorary doctorate of law degree

Bar. After that she was a professor of law and through the experience she had gained

Mr. Justice enjoyed the benefits of being raised upper middleclass in a small town that he considered easy and boring. At the age of 10 he had his first drink, and later experimented with marijuana. During his high school he tried vodka and used Marijuana. Additionally, he learned to play the piano and guitar. There were no particular problems in high school, Mr. Justice got along with other students, however, he didn’t have a large number of friends, or associates. He graduated from high school and in 1991-1992 he came to Southern California to play piano and guitar while working in a recording studio. Moved to Pomona in 1995, where he attended and graduated from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona in 1998 with a bachelor of Arts Degree in Engineering Technician.

There were many qualifications that made Justice Alito suitable to become a Supreme Court Justice. After succeeding law school, Justice Alito became a clerk for Third Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Leonard I. Garth in 1976 and 1977 in Newark, New

The substantial amount of accomplishments in education and experiences in law, stands out amongst other candidates and makes her beyond qualified as a nominee. Furthermore, her life’s work can aid in her position as a Justice of the Supreme Court, where she can implement her teachings and life’s work into court

(Roisman 2016 p. 689) Above the development of her long career in law and politics she has received over 70 awards and 8 honorary degrees from universities. Her events in the courtroom brought Motley massive gratitude. She was both feared, valued, appreciated and respected. As U.S. Congressman John Lewis remembered, "in the heart of the American South, during the early days of the Civil Rights Movement in the late 50's and 60's, there were only two lawyers that made white segregationists tremble and gave civil rights workers hope—Constance Baker Motley and Thurgood Marshall. When someone mentioned that one of them was coming to town, we knew there would be a shake-up for the cause of justice." (Wolfe 2014, p. 12) Motley credits former Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall for giving her both the opportunity and the moral support she needed to succeed in the fiercely competitive judicial arena. "Lost in the shuffle may well be his personal, unique contributions to the advancement of women in the law," she wrote in a personal tribute to Marshall published. (Motley 1992, p.16) “He aided my career at a time when nobody was hiring women lawyers…. I am now a senior United States district judge, and I was the chief judge of the country's largest federal trial court from 1982 until 1986. But if it had not been for Thurgood Marshall, nobody would ever have heard of Constance Baker Motley.”(Motley 2004, p.3) Motley never lost her desire to change the world for the better. Her reputation only grew more eminent. Dedicated, loyal and committed to her work convinced of how important it was to others. Motley continued to fight cases until her death. She will be remembered as a courageous defender of righteousness. Her desired to fulfill her desire to change the world for the better was accomplished during her time and many appreciated her work. She opens the doors for many

For my bio I chose to do judge Judy. In 1982 Mayor Ed Koch appointed her as a judge, first in criminal court, then later as Manhattan's supervising family court judge in 1986.

Sandra Day O’Connor was a very influential and strong woman in court, but very little is known about her life in general. Her life from her endeavors inside of court, her hardships she faced, to her obstacles and life lessons she went through growing up in a rural environment , is an intriguing one. Sandra Day O’Connor went from farm life to the court, and her experiences along the way had a colossal impact on her achievements that would come later in life.

The following year, he was admitted to the bar of New Jersey as an attorney of law, and joined the Newark Law Firm of Pitney, Hardin, and Skinner as an associate(“William”). While at the firm, he worked as an active trial lawyer, specialized in the labor law, who was successful in resolving numerous disputes between employees and management. He continued to work in the firm until the beginning of World War II. Accordingly, Brennan served as an officer assigned to the General Staff Courts, U.S, Army, where he was later promoted to the position of colonel. Returning to his law firm in 1945, Brennan became a counselor of law for his state, where he served as a counsel to several large enterprises, representing them in disputes for labor (“William”72). He advocated for compulsory arbitration for labor disagreements that allowed the government to intervene in labor disputes, when they become too serious. Due to its effectiveness, it has been used in his state to this day(“William”72). Though Brennan’s efforts bore much fruit, “[his] responsibilities became so extensive that it started to tax his health”, so he gladly welcomed an appointment to New Jersey’s superior court in 1949(“William”72). “His efforts to relieve the congested court calendar” attracted the attention of many people, including the chief justice of the supreme court of New Jersey, Arthur T. Vanderbilt, who later recommended him to “New Jersey’s highest

They say justice is blind. Laws are made only to protect the interest of the wealthy. Anyone can become a judge, one does not necessarily have to attend school to do so. These are just a few myths about our judicial system, some of which that hold some truth, and others that are inaccurate. In this paper, I will provide history about the type of court structure in Illinois, the process in which judges and lawyers are selected within the state, and how judges and lawyers are disciplined.