Thread by @JoshMBlackman

Cheif Justice Hecht at Texas Supreme Court Historical Society:
"There is nothing worse than a dumb judge who works hard." @SCOTXHistSocy

Judge Jennifer Walker Elrod introduces our speakers, Justice Gorsuch and Chief Justice Hecht

Chief Justice Hecht and Justice Gorsuch have a chat. #SCOTUS

Justice Gorsuch: "I like Judge Judy. But she is not one of my colleagues." (Guess the reference!)

Hecht: You and I collaborated on a book, The Law of Judicial Precedent.
Gorsuch: It makes a great doorstop.
Hecht: Everyone who was nominated for #scotus was on that list.
@BryanAGarner

Gorsuch: We came through the WH kitchen. There are burned parts that haven't been painted over from war of 1812. I wrote my remarks in Lincoln Bedroom next to Gettysburg Address #SCOTUS

Gorsuch's wife (Louise) called her dad in England from WH: it's going to be Neal
Dad: No, it's a guy driving at a gas station in PA.
Louise: I'm in the Lincoln Bedroom

Gorsuch: I have 2 rules for my clerks.
1. Don't make stuff up
2. When people want you to make stuff up refer back to rule #1

Justice Gorsuch's gift to Justice Kavanaugh, a huge @Nationals fan: he hired the Washington and Jefferson mascots to race down the great hall of #scotus. Pictures do exist!

Gorsuch on access to justice: He questions if everyone needs three years of law school, cites UK model. He also suggests prohibition of investment of outside capital in law firms is problematic.

Gorsuch would ask his students to write their obituaries. They were never about making money or billing hours. They were about family and public service.

Gorsuch on Rule of Law, Part I

Gorsuch on rule of law, Part II

New @SCOTXHistSocy President @dodrummond takes the oath

And a special treat: everyone received a signed copy of Justice Gorsuch's not-yet-released book. #SCOTUS

And here is the Table of Contents

I will have an early review of the book on Tuesday, the official publication date