U.S. Judiciary

Judge Larry Paul Fidler warns Defense Attorney Bruce Cutler not to yell at any witness in his courtroom during the murder case surrounding actress Lana Clarkson at Los Angeles Superior Court in Los Angeles (REUTERS/Jamie Rector).

Testimony

An Examination of the Judicial Conduct and Disability System

April 25, 2013, Russell Wheeler

Russell Wheeler testifies before the House Judiciary Subcommittee hearing on the federal judicial conduct and disability system. The Judicial Conduct and Disability Act of 1980 authorizes any person to file a complaint alleging that a federal judge has engaged in conduct "prejudicial to the effective and expeditious administration of the business of the courts."

Recent Activity

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In the News

Whether you agree with it or not, the Supreme Court has become almost as much a political institution as it is a legal one...For one, the cases that come before the Court are very often politically charged. Furthermore, you have nine justices that are there for life and can, for all intents and purposes, act with impunity
October 1, 2012, Russell Wheeler, Erickson Tribune
Expert Q & A

Preview of New Supreme Court Term

September 28, 2012, Russell Wheeler
In the News

Actual repeal of health care reform on “day one” of a Romney administration is not possible, but a President Romney—assisted by a Republican House and Senate—could put into motion the steps necessary to pursue repeal over the course of 2013. Technically, Romney’s success would depend on whether or not Republicans gain control of both the House and Senate, and on the byzantine rules of the budget process in Congress.
July 2, 2012, Sarah A. Binder, Washington Post
In the News

…[D]on't be too surprised if [Chief Justice] Roberts [in his] next terms looks like a conservative again. He actually did not stray very far from where the other four conservatives ended up in this [ACA] case — just over a consequential line.
July 1, 2012, Benjamin Wittes, Bloomberg Businessweek
In the News

The Supreme Court decision [on the Arizona immigration law] puts the onus back on Congress, but it doesn't dissolve the political and ideological differences that were keeping Republicans and Democrats from coming to a melding of the minds on immigration in the first place.
June 25, 2012, Sarah A. Binder, U.S. News & World Report
In the News

It's hard to know what explains the dearth of Obama nominees compared to recent predecessors, but I have to think that increased threats by home-state senators to withhold blue slips is part of the answer.
June 18, 2012, Russell Wheeler, The National Law Journal
Podcast

@ Brookings Podcast: Targeting U.S.-Born Terrorists Abroad

October 28, 2011, Benjamin Wittes
Podcast

@ Brookings Podcast: The Supreme Court and the Presidential Election

October 7, 2011, Russell Wheeler
Expert Q & A

Does America Need More Lawyers?

September 28, 2011, Clifford Winston
Podcast

@ Brookings Podcast: Obama's Nominees to Federal Judgeships Lag

December 24, 2010, Russell Wheeler