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Judges and Judiciary

Jul. 28, 2001

Back to Basics

I was appointed to the bench in 1984. In 1990, for a variety of reasons, I left judging and became a lawyer again. This sojourn lasted only five months, after which I returned to the bench. This experience, while brief, left me with a number of revised opinions about the judiciary. Prominent among these is that a mandatory temporary return to practice would be good for judges.

        By Douglas G. Carnahan

        I was appointed to the bench in 1984. In 1990, for a variety of reasons, I left judging and became a lawyer again. This sojourn lasted only five months, after which I returned to the bench. This experience, while brief, left me with a number of revised opinions about the judiciary. Prominent among these is that a mandatory temporary return...

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