RBG’s Biggest Opinions, From Civil Rights to Civil Procedure
RBG’s Biggest Opinions, From Civil Rights to Civil Procedure
Joe Palmore spoke to Law360 for an article covering Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s time as a law professor and civil rights lawyer.
According to Joe, who clerked for Justice Ginsburg, she was “a lawyer’s lawyer – precise, analytical, and evenhanded,” and she loved even the more granular rules of litigation.
He added that Justice Ginsburg’s time as a law professor at Rutgers and Columbia University likely influenced civil procedure cases that tend to fly under the radar.
“These decisions – on subjects like personal jurisdiction and the intricacies of the civil rules – obviously received much less public attention than her opinions on civil rights and other high-profile subjects,” he said. “But they have a big impact on how litigation is conducted in federal court.”
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