2024 Third Circuit Chapters Conference

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The federal judiciary, including the United States Supreme Court, has never been immune to scrutiny and criticism from the media, legal community, and the general public. However, in recent years, the federal judiciary has been repeatedly subject to vitriolic attacks that have become increasingly personal as the political temperature in our nation has increased. Confirmation hearings have become public spectacles where judicial positions and prior experience are mischaracterized to score purely political points. The media has inaccurately described what is at issue in high-profile cases and taken to describing judges by the President who appointed them, suggesting that decisions are partisan. Politicians and special interest groups unfairly characterize apolitical legal decisions as political and often make ad hominem attacks or threats on judges with whom they disagree. Many federal judges have even been subject to harassment and threats of physical violence. As a result, judicial independence, which is especially prized in the federal judiciary, has been significantly undermined in the eyes of the public and is currently under fire.

If one accepts that notion that the separation of powers is critical to liberty, anything that undermines the independence of the judiciary (particularly physical threats against judges) is a highly concerning issue that should trouble the entire legal community. Panelists will review recent threats to judicial independence and the increasing politicization of attacks on the federal judiciary. They will also offer their own perspectives on how the judiciary is often misperceived by the public and address the consequences of such attacks on both the federal judiciary broadly and on individual judges who are subject to such criticisms. Finally, the panelists will discuss current efforts to address these threats to judicial independence and how we should respond going forward.

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