judicial appointments
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N’importe quoi
La contestation de la nomination du juge Leckey à la Cour supérieure est sans fondement Continue reading
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A Strategy against Lethargy?
Can courts order the government to appoint judges promptly? It’s complicated, but probably not Continue reading
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Putting the Courts Together Again
The Federal Court orders the government to get on with appointing judges. But its judgment is very badly flawed. Continue reading
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Nothing Doing
Why I’m not moved by the responses to my criticism of O’Bonsawin J’s appointment to the Supreme Court Continue reading
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A Little Representation
Justice O’Bonsawin is not qualified to be a Supreme Court judge Continue reading
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The Self-Own of Court-Packing
2020 dealt us another major blow last week, when Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away at the age of 87. Justice Ginsburg, agree or disagree with her jurisprudentially, was an inspiration to many. Rightly so. She was a trailblazer. Incidentally, for anyone interested, there is a great movie about her life in the law: “On Continue reading
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Of Malice and Men
Double Aspect responds to attacks on another scholar Continue reading
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Guest Post: Andrew Bernstein
A response to Mark Mancini’s post on Supreme Court appointments Continue reading
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I Said Don’t Do It
The federal government is wrong to involve Québec in the process of appointing the next Supreme Court judge Continue reading
Double Aspect 