Here you go, John, give the man a call. His chambers are located at 300 Fannin, Suite 4200 Shreveport, LA 71101. Phone number is 318-676-3175. Why not ask his secretary or law clerk to send you a full copy of the lecture?
I've never had a case with him. He is said to be a very conservative guy but forward-minded. His courtroom is the first paperless court in Louisiana. The US Supreme Court has appointed him to head some technology committee that studies how to set up future courtrooms.
He seems to be a history-of-the-law buff as evidenced by his membership in the prestigious Selden Society, a Harvard-based Anglo-American society engaged in the study of the history of the law. A good reason to have him assist in setting up a post-Saddam legal system.
Walter is "senior status", which means that he receives full-salary but gets a reduction in his case load. Sort of semi-retired, is the best way to put it in layman's terms. This gives him lots of time to pursue other interests, presumably including the Iraq thing.
I suspect he's used to venues in which his word is taken for granted.
A bit of a silly thing to say, John. Like all persons, federal judges run the gamut of personality traits. I've seen them dumb as a brick, utterly brilliant, patient, ill-humored, funny-as-hell, biased, fair, studious, diligent, lazy, etc. Impossible to generalize. I'm attending a function tonight with two judges. One is a federal judge who happens to be a prince of a man, diffident, avuncular, bright, and fair. He'd smile wryly if he read your comment and mark you down as a C+ student.
Walter is a Reagan appointee, so I suppose that's reason enough to demonize him, right? |
