Reflections from the Bench
Reflections from the Bench

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Online job interview glyph icon. Solhouette

The following is from my interview with Justice Solomon Sabia, believed to be the world’s only totally independent judge. Q: Mr. Justice, how is it that you are totally independent? A: I have no acco...

The judge who has what every judge needs

The following is from my interview with Justice Solomon Sabia, believed to be the world’s only totally independent judge. Q: Mr. Justice, how is it that you are totally independent? A: I have no acco...

Hon. Don Ash
Hon. Don Ash

In 1994, I was elected to serve as a general jurisdiction judge for the 16th Judicial District of Tennessee. I was a 39-year-old lawyer who had done several jury trials, some divorces, and maintained a gener...

Thanks for the ride

In 1994, I was elected to serve as a general jurisdiction judge for the 16th Judicial District of Tennessee. I was a 39-year-old lawyer who had done several jury trials, some divorces, and maintained a gener...

An open book with an incomprehensible text of question marks, a person tries to read the book.
An open book with an incomprehensible text of question marks, a person tries to read the book.

On his Barrett Law website, Canadian barrister and solicitor Richard Barrett shares the following joke: A physician, an engineer and a lawyer were discussing which of their respective professions was the ...

What we’ve got here … is failure to communicate

On his Barrett Law website, Canadian barrister and solicitor Richard Barrett shares the following joke: A physician, an engineer and a lawyer were discussing which of their respective professions was the ...

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