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Judges and Judiciary

Sep. 7, 2013

Fly fishing and the judging life

Stick with me as I explain why I think the art of judging is a little bit like fly fishing. By Timothy B. Taylor


By Timothy B. Taylor


Some readers of the title of this essay (the presiding judge of my court, for example) will have an immediate reaction: "This guy has too much time on his hands." Others will undoubtedly think "now that's a stretch." But inasmuch as I wrote this while stuck indoors on a rainy day during a recent vacation, I think I've earned the right to ask you to stick with me as I explain why I think the art of judging is a litt...

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