Joseph W. Bellacosa

July 24, 2020 | New York Law Journal

The "Chief" plainly has his eye on the biggest prize—the reputation and integrity (etymologically, the "whole of the thing") of the Institution. He nimbly balances the just resolution of individual appeals with the equally—if not greater—concern for his unique portfolio.

By Judge Joseph W. Bellacosa (ret.)

4 minute read

July 14, 2020 | New York Law Journal

Budiansky's literate narrative portrait of Holmes offers a clear-eyed, fair view looking back and then fast-forwarding into the present through one outstanding historical figure.

By Joseph W. Bellacosa

18 minute read

May 13, 2020 | New York Law Journal

The ultimate safeguard in this regrettable Flynn disaster is the foundational principle of institutional checks and balances.

By Joseph W. Bellacosa

4 minute read

May 01, 2020 | New York Law Journal

This fine book brings the memory back to life a bit, and celebrates a life devoted to the public good, driven by a purity of purpose.

By Joseph W. Bellacosa

8 minute read

February 13, 2020 | New York Law Journal

This essay is a "step back" from the author's tenure in different roles at the Court of Appeals spanning the last quarter of the last century. The reminiscences recounted here, however, are from his more recent endeavors as a witness in various cases.

By Joseph W. Bellacosa

10 minute read

February 06, 2020 | New York Law Journal

This essay is a "step back" from the author's tenure in different roles at the Court of Appeals spanning the last quarter of the last century. The reminiscences recounted here, however, are from his more recent endeavors as a witness in various cases.

By Joseph W. Bellacosa

8 minute read

January 30, 2020 | New York Law Journal

This essay is a "step back" from the author's tenure in different roles at the Court of Appeals spanning the last quarter of the last century. The reminiscences recounted here, however, are from his more recent endeavors as a witness in various cases.

By Joseph W. Bellacosa

8 minute read

October 11, 2019 | New York Law Journal

Former Yale Law School Dean, Anthony Kronman, echoes the role of a latter-day prophet, boldly urging reform of the fault lines that he sees fracturing higher education today. His "Assault on American Excellence" is an expository defense of aristocratic educational excellence.

By Joseph W. Bellacosa

6 minute read

June 26, 2019 | New York Law Journal

While religious beliefs and sacred notions are often suspect and even radioactive in the elite academic intellectual world that typically prefers aloof enlightenment attitudes, Sexton boldly pushes against that bias.

By Joseph W. Bellacosa

6 minute read

May 23, 2019 | New York Law Journal

It is a compact Horatio Alger-like story of the youngest and relatively unheralded member of the esteemed company of founders.

By Joseph W. Bellacosa

16 minute read