FEATURES
Chariot Roads and the Quality of Life. . . .Elby
He then told me that
he and the boys were from the Town, and they were gonna “. . . reclaim for
Caesar what was properly Caesar’s,” and that they were “. . . pretty damned
sure that the Town had the right to an ancient chariot road . . . ” located
right on my property.
Induction of Peter W. Hall as Circuit Judge United States
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit October 25, 2004
And I am pleased to welcome all of you today. We have gathered here today, on this joyful occasion, to welcome our newest member into our court family. And it is indeed a great pleasure and honor to officially induct Peter W. Hall, as the 65th member of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
Breaking the Curse of
Whether diverging in a yellow wood or somewhere in the sands
of time, in few places do roads less traveled make as much difference as in the
State of
Changing the Perception of Lawyers. . . . The Honorable
Roy Barnes
The Honorable Roy Barnes delivered the keynote address at
the Opening Assembly of this year’s NLADA/ABA Equal Justice Conference in
DEPARTMENTS
President's
Column: Do You Miss Mayberry?. . . Zonay
In speaking with attorneys throughout the state I have heard many different explanations as to what exactly is meant by the term “the good old days.” Some of what I heard is best left unwritten. There is, however, one thing that most of the “older attorneys” (a relative term to be sure) identify as the single biggest change in the practice of law—namely, the perceived decline in civility.
From the
Executive Director . . . Paolini
I want to invite all members to take a few minutes to visit the Center for Public Education page of the VBA website. Many of you may be surprised to find that the VBA is devoting time and energy to civic and law-related education. The Bar is building partnerships with teachers, schools, the Department of Education, a teachers’ union, federal courts, and others. We are delivering a valuable service to our young citizens, as well as providing law-related education programs for adults.
From the Bench:
At the orientation, which lasted for an hour and a half, Rachel was informed of the FTC’s mission statement, which reads as follows:
In order to achieve safety and permanency
for children in a timely manner, and to facilitate recovery for parents, the
mission of the Chittenden County Family Treatment Court is to provide
intensive, comprehensive, long-term treatment and other needed services, on a
voluntary basis, to substance abusing parents and/or other primary care givers
who acknowledge in court that their substance abuse has adversely affected
their children’s safety and well being.
Ruminations:
The Questions of Sequestration . . . Gillies
On July 8, 1777, at
Yankee Justice: Rudolph
Daley . . . Downs
“I had run for state’s attorney
of
Book Review One ~ Examining Witnesses . .
. Lipson
Book Review Two ~ LawyerLife:
Finding a Life and a Higher Calling in the Practice of Law. . . Apel
Book Review Four ~ The Faith of Our Fathers: What
. . . Killigrew
Book Review Five ~ Age Discrimination in Employment Law. .
. Dembinski
Book Review Six ~ Democracy by Decree: What Happens When Courts
Run Government. . . Wolfe