Chief Justice of the @MISupremeCt. The courts belong to the people; Let's make sure they can ALL access justice.
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Feb 10, 2019 • 10 tweets • 3 min read
The reaction to this offer has not been uniformly positive. Some feel strongly about the tradition and the majesty that accompanies the in-court oath. Let me say a bit more about why, while I agree, I still think we should be expanding our options. A thread. 1/
First: I love an in-courtroom swearing in of a new member of the bar. It moves me every time. Michigan’s oath, in particular, is demanding and specific and reminds us of the very best of our profession. I took my first oath in an appellate courtroom. I still remember it. 2/
Dec 15, 2018 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
It took me a day to react to this @barryfriedman1(because I had to go frantically read all of my opinions). Thank you for speaking up. Your Robert Cover reference -- that legal interpretation happens on a field of pain and death -- is the whole ballgame. A thread to a thread. 1/
People rarely come to court for happy occasions. (Few exceptions: weddings, adoptions.) In fact they are regularly at their most vulnerable, most broken moment when they come to hoping to get justice. Or mercy. And courts can be more like police stations or emergency rooms. 2/
