Professional Irresponsibility and Judicial Opinions

Emphasis Added is a podcast by the Houston Law Review. Check out this episode in video on our YouTube channel at https://youtu.be/vXHSEzhXrEAOn this month's episode of Emphasis Added, I spoke with University of Wisconsin-Madison Professor Nina Varsava about her forthcoming article with the Houston Law Review, Professional Irresponsibility and Judicial Opinions. Nina researches areas including civil procedure, courts and judicial decision making, and ethics and professional responsibility in the legal and medical contexts, and employs both philosophical and empirical methods to study these areas. We discussed the ethical conundrum that contemporary advice on U.S.  judicial opinion writing poses to judges, and what alternatives might best balance the pros of this current method with its flaws. If you are interested in reading more of Nina's article with the Houston Law Review or her other works, links to her pages are included below.Nina Varsava Contact Information and Articles:Faculty Pagehttps://secure.law.wisc.edu/profiles/[email protected] Irresponsibility and Judicial Opinionshttps://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3825848Elements of Judicial Style: A Quantitative Guide to Neil Gorsuch's Opinion Writinghttps://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3166538Precedent on Precedenthttps://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3591153 The Role of Dissents in the Formation of Precedenthttps://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3094016 How to Realize the Value of Stare Decisis: Options for Following Precedenthttps://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3016053A special thanks to our sponsorVinson & Elkins, a global law firm with 11 offices and more than 700 lawyers, committed to excellence in serving and advising its sophisticated clients in industries such as energy, finance, technology, real estate, media, and beyond. V&E lawyers also are proud to support pro bono clients across their communities. To help clients navigate complex areas of law, V&E hires the best and brightest law students and lawyers, valuing diverse perspectives and backgrounds. Visit www.velaw.com to learn more about V&E’s summer associate program and hiring opportunities. Start your success story at Vinson & Elkins.For more on the Houston Law Review, please visit houstonlawreview.orgTwitter | @HoustonLRevInstagram | @HoustonLRevFacebook | @HoustonLRevLinkedIn | The Houston Law ReviewTo get a mailing or electronic subscription to the Houston Law Review click here.  For more Emphasis Added content, follow us on Instagram and check out our video content on YouTube!