FWIW, in my experience on CA3, a lot of the less collegial and “willing to meet in the middle” judges were older ones (Smith, Shwartz biggest two we encountered. Shwartz always wrote her own opinions before the panel could even weigh in or she’d see the majority). They both talked a lot about collegiality…until there was any disagreement with the way they wanted things.Anonymous User wrote: ↑Wed Mar 24, 2021 3:55 pmWhat little I've heard about Matey suggests he's staking out a position pretty far to the right, and hires mostly Federalist Society clerks. A big shift from the judge he replaced.Anonymous User wrote: ↑Wed Mar 24, 2021 2:34 amWhat leads you to say the Trump appointees are hyperconservative? The general reputation of the ones I know of—especially Bibas who’s the highest-profile—is that they’re pretty mainstream. Any impressions of specific judges you’d be willing to share, especially the new ones, would be welcome.
Matey’s clerks weren’t overly conservative, but that could change as he’s on the bench longer. They all seemed to really love him and he seemed like a great guy.
