As we reach the end of 2018, I wanted to share some of my favorite posts of the year. Thanks for reading, and come back frequently in 2019!
Some thoughts on the Wendy Vitter nomination (January 28)
Counting on the Low-Information Voter (February 13)
A look inside the merit selection process for United States Magistrate Judges (March 4)
The new and old style of politics in judicial selection (March 9)
Courts are big organizations… (May 7)
On the Aaron Persky recall (June 5)
Predicting the next Supreme Court nominee (June 28)
On transferring judges within a court system (July 26)
On the mental health strains associated with judging (August 6)
Scenes from a tire fire: Day One of the Kavanaugh hearings (September 5)
Justice O’Connor’s fortitude (October 24)
Post-election judicial roundup (November 9)
Chief Justice Roberts: “We do not have Obama judges or Trump judges” (November 21)
And last year’s “best of” can be found here.
The Interdependent Third Branch 