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“Hercules and the Umpire” and Other Judges’ Blogs.

04 Saturday Jan 2014

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Federal Judge Hangs Up His Blogging Robes, by Robert Ambrogi, Robert Ambrogi’s Law Sites

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Last summer, Law Technology News published my article, Blogging From the Bench, in which I surveyed the fairly paltry number of judges who blog. In a subsequent post here, I added more blogging judges.

Prominently featured in the LTN piece was Senior U.S. District Judge Richard Kopf, who last February launched the blog Hercules and the Umpire and quickly found notoriety when he published a post in which he declared, ‘A lot of what the Supreme Court does is simply irrelevant to what federal trial judges do on a daily basis.’

Yesterday, after writing 416 posts in the last year that generated some 425,000 page views and 3,700 comments, Judge Kopf announced the end of his blog.

Judge Scheindlin and the Second Circuit to date.

12 Tuesday Nov 2013

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I have been following the updates about Judge Scheindlin on Judge Kopf’s blog, Hercules and the umpire. If you recall, this series began with Judge Scheindlin’s ruling on the current stop-and-frisk law in her jurisdiction, and her subsequent, hasty, and unprecedented (to my knowledge) removal by the Second Circuit of the Court of Appeals.  All related posts are below, and start with the first post by Judge Kopf. The Comments are equally interesting. CCE

What do you think about the Second Circuit’s removal of Judge Shira Scheindlin? – http://bit.ly/1cyvhiH (Posted here on November 2, 2013)

 A Cheat Shot – http://herculesandtheumpire.com/2013/11/03/a-cheap-shot/

More on “relatedness,” Judge Scheindlin and the Second Circuit — http://bit.ly/1cTmax4

In answer to Scott H. Greenfield regarding the Second Circuit’s treatment of Judge Scheindlin — http://bit.ly/17EEqZ9

“Do not go gentle into that good night . . . ” Dylan Thomas and Judge Scheindlin – http://bit.ly/1a39Re3

The filing by counsel for Judge Scheindlin — http://bit.ly/1c1GXcL

Kopf’s questions about the continuing but utterly depressing cage match at the Second Circuit? — http://bit.ly/1blVy2F

End it quickly – http://herculesandtheumpire.com/2013/11/11/end-it-quickly/ (Posted here on November 12, 2013)

A must read essay on Judge Scheindlin and the Second Circuit — http://bit.ly/19XlseL  (Posted here on November 12, 2013)

Judge Scheindlin was wrong to enter the fray at the Second Circuit — http://bit.ly/1eJ21tw

Top ten legal writing hints when the audience is a cranky federal trial judge

27 Sunday Oct 2013

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RGK's avatarHercules and the umpire.

I have been asked to post something about legal writing. I don’t know a damn thing about legal writing, as this blog constantly proves.  But, hey, ask and you shall receive.

A word about the literary form:  I prefer the “top-ten” form for trenchant legal analysis. Awhile back A while back (I have no clue which one is correct), and using this form, I wrote a piece about their Eminences and the mess they made of the federal Sentencing Guidelines.  In some circles, it was well-received.  Therefore, and proving that you can’t teach an old judge new tricks (or shticks), I once again adopt the genre for this series of profound musings.
So, here are my top ten hints for submitting briefs to me and other all-knowing beings who ascend the federal trial bench, both literally and figuratively:
10.Get a good editor.  Never send me something unless someone…

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