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Justice Gorsuch Talks to Vanderbilt Law About Work, Philosophy

Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Nov 16, 2020

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil M. Gorsuch joined his former clerk and Vanderbilt Law professor Tim Meyer to discuss the differences between serving as a federal appellate judge and a Supreme Court justice, his judicial philosophy, the importance of an impartial justice system, and how the court decides which cases to hear. The talk was held virtually with law students and other faculty tuning in as part of the Cecil Sims Lecture Series. Gorsuch also offered insights into the extremely high volume of cases handled by the lower courts. “Only about 5% of cases go up on appeal,” he said. He also said the court is more unified than portrayed. Of the 70 cases typically heard each year, the justices reach unanimous decisions about 40% of the time, he said. 

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