A panel of judges who sit on three separate benches weighed in on the subject of judicial decision-making last week, each stressing that personal familiarity with an issue does not necessarily mean a judge cannot be objective.

Senior Eastern District Judge Frederic Block (See Profile), Justice John Leventhal of the Appellate Division, Second Department (See Profile), and Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Barbara R. Kapnick (See Profile) made up the panel, organized by the Jewish Lawyers Guild and hosted by Stroock & Stroock & Lavan.

This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.

To view this content, please continue to their sites.

Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Why am I seeing this?

LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.

For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]