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SUNDAY: Q&A with Ben Barton, author of “The Credentialed Court,” argues that Supreme Court justices today come from more elite circles and have much narrower experiences than their predecessors – 8pm ET on C-SPAN c-span.org/video/?518874-…

For a life long book geek appearing on CSPAN to discuss The Credentialed Court was a bucket list item and a total joy! Susan Swain is the best! Link to the show: c-span.org/video/?518874-…

“I see no reason why I should be consciously wrong today because I was unconsciously wrong yesterday.” Supreme Court justice Robert Jackson, from the readable, information- dense, insightful “Credentialed Court by Ben Barton.

I have my students to my house for wine and cheese at the end of each semester. Especially pleased to host after the pandemic hiatus.

OPINION | Two different decisions, two different courts Compare Samuel Alito’s would-be majority decision to Earl Warren’s in Brown v. Board, writes Ben Barton. trib.al/XQNIelq

How are The 6th Extinction and SCOTUS alike? UT prof Barton ⁦Ben Barton⁩ uses empirical data to argue that hyper-elite justices let us all down. (Scalia agreed with him!) Engaging, incisive, fizzy with fresh thinking, it’s a must-read if you care about diversity.

The Stanford Law School Legal Profession Center has been renamed the Deborah L. Rhode Center on the Legal Profession in honor of our colleague, who died in Jan 2021. law.stanford.edu/press/stanford… A fitting tribute.

If you haven’t been paying attention to the Upsolve case in New York please do. It’s not an exaggeration to say it could pave the way for a significant upl rollback and a long overdue a2j revolution.

Just want to shout out this excellent post on legal evolution. Nice work Illinois court help!!!

Apparently lawyers do not have much to fear from ai, instead they’re a possible new source of business!

The role of judges in lawyerless courts is under theorized as an access to justice tool. Ben Barton Anna E. Carpenter

I’m wrong all the time so it’s extra nice on those occasions where I get one of these right! Thanks Natalie Anne Knowlton!!

.Ben Barton talking about about Deborah Rhode’s wit and warmth and kindness. #ilec2022

Take a listen to Alé Dalton on the #howilawyer podcast. Beloved former student and amazing lawyer!

Super extra grateful for all Bridget Mary McCormack accomplished as Chief Justice and especially for her keen understanding of lawyerless courts. She will be sorely missed.

Hahahaha the law school version is “today’s students are different: lazier, surlier, and distracted.” It comes up at faculty meetings regularly and I groan and remind my colleagues that people our age have always been annoyed by people their age. The kids are alright!

So super extra proud to be included in this excellent book!