If you've reached Underneath Their Robes via the link in Professor Jeffrey Rosen's interesting essay, "Judicial Expsoure," in this week's New York Times Book Review, welcome! Even though Professor Rosen decries the public's increased interest in, and focus upon, the personal lives of federal judges -- a view from which Article III Groupie obviously dissents -- she is grateful for the shout-out.
Professor Rosen mentions Judge Alex Kozinski's self-nomination as a judicial hottie; if you're looking for it, click here. Rosen also alludes to "giddy fan e-mail messages" sent to A3G from Judge Richard Posner; some of them can be accessed here, here, here, and here.
By the way, some time ago, A3G contacted the Legal Affairs editors responsible for the Debate Club and suggested an online debate between herself and Professor Rosen, on the subject of whether the greater attention being paid to the personal lives of judges was a salutary or unwelcome development. The Legal Affairs folks were enthusiastic; they said they would check with Professor Rosen and get back to her.
A3G never heard back from them, so she assumes that the good professor was not interested in going toe-to-Prada-clad-toe with her. Perhaps he feared -- not without foundation -- that such a debate would rapidly veer away from substantive discussion and towards the trading of catty bon mots. But if you ever change your mind, Professor Rosen, A3G is ready and willing to take you on!
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