Justice John Paul Stevens: Remembering a man of modesty, remarkable intellect

Respect for precedent and judicial economy were just two of the ideals that epitomized Stevens’ nearly 35-year tenure on the Supreme Court, from his nomination by President Gerald R. Ford in 1975 until his retirement in 2010, under President Barack Obama.

Stevens also embodied personal and judicial modesty, pragmatism, intellectual rigor and independence.

Jul 18, 2019 2:12 PM CDT

Justices recall Justice John Paul Stevens as kind and decent; Kavanaugh shows no bitterness

Supreme Court justices recalled Justice John Paul Stevens as kind, considerate and collegial in public condolences on Wednesday.

Jul 17, 2019 4:30 PM CDT

Retired Justice John Paul Stevens dies at 99

Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens died Tuesday from complications from a stroke. He was 99 years old.

Jul 16, 2019 8:09 PM CDT

Former BigLaw partner dies on Mount Everest; he was member of ‘seven summit club,’ brother says

A Colorado lawyer who was a former partner at Holland & Hart died Monday while descending the summit of Mount Everest. Solo practitioner Christopher Kulish, 62, is the 11th person to die while climbing Mount Everest this year, report the American Lawyer, USA Today, the Washington Post and the Denver…

May 29, 2019 7:30 AM CDT

Former ABA president dies at 85; he was ‘a champion’ for the rule of law and open government

Talbot “Sandy” D’Alemberte—a former ABA president who championed the rule of law throughout the world—died Monday at age 85. D’Alemberte was ABA president from 1991 to 1992 and helped found the ABA’s Central European and Eurasian Law Initiative in 1990 to help former Soviet bloc countries rebuild their court systems.…

May 21, 2019 2:30 PM CDT

Judge and founder of nation’s second full-time community court dies at 76

A Connecticut judge who founded the nation’s second full-time community court died Sunday in his Hartford home at age 76. Judge Raymond Norko died as a result of cancer, the Associated Press reports. The Hartford Courant and the Connecticut Law Tribune also have obituaries. Hartford’s community court, which opened in…

May 15, 2019 2:17 PM CDT

Longest-serving black federal judge, known for civil rights and wiretapping rulings, dies at 96

Updated: U.S. Circuit Judge Damon Keith, known for his decisions on wiretapping and civil rights, has died at age 96. The Detroit Free Press identifies Keith as “the longest-serving black judge in the nation.” The New York Times and the Detroit News also have obituaries. Keith was appointed to the…

Apr 29, 2019 10:57 AM CDT

BigLaw global chairman’s death after leave for health issues highlights stress of law practice

Baker McKenzie global chairman Paul Rawlinson died April 12, six months after he decided to take a temporary leave to deal with health issues caused by exhaustion. Rawlinson was 56, report the Financial Times, Bloomberg Big Law Business and the American Lawyer in articles here and here. The cause of…

Apr 16, 2019 10:54 AM CDT

First female clerk to a federal appeals judge dies at 94

Carmel “Kim” Prashker Ebb, a lawyer who lived “a life of legal firsts,” died Feb. 10 at age 94. Ebb wrote about her experiences in a story for ABAJournal.com. She graduated first in her Columbia Law School class in 1945 at age 21 after completing college and law school in…

Feb 12, 2019 1:40 PM CST

ABA delegate John Bouma dies in street accident

John Bouma, who chaired Snell & Wilmer for 32 years, died Tuesday evening when he was struck by two cars after walking onto a Phoenix street. Police said Bouma, 82, may have walked onto the street to recover an unknown item, report the Arizona Republic, the Phoenix Business Journal and…

Jan 24, 2019 9:25 AM CST

First female judge on the DC Circuit dies at age 90

Former Judge Patricia Wald of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has died at age 90.

Jan 14, 2019 9:10 AM CST

Prominent Indiana lawyer is shot and killed; client in civil case is a suspect

A prominent lawyer was shot and killed at his Indiana home on Wednesday and police have arrested an 83-year-old man in connection with his death. The slain lawyer is 64-year-old Tracy Edward “Ted” Page of Hobart, Indiana, a lawyer with Thiros & Thiros in Merrillville, Indiana, report NWI.com, the Chicago…

Aug 16, 2018 9:08 AM CDT

Greenberg Traurig co-founder Robert Traurig dies at 93

Robert Traurig, a co-founder of Greenberg Traurig known for his zoning expertise and devotion to civic causes, has died at 93. Traurig died Tuesday in Miami, according to the Daily Business Review, Law360, the Miami Herald and a Greeenberg Traurig news release. He was known as the “dean of zoning”…

Jul 20, 2018 7:30 AM CDT

Ann Hopkins, plaintiff in landmark gender stereotyping case, dies at 74

A woman who took her gender stereotyping case to the U.S. Supreme Court after twice being denied a partnership at Price Waterhouse has died at 74. Ann Hopkins died June 23 from acute peripheral sensory neuropathy, the New York Times reports. The Supreme Court ruled in her landmark case, Price…

Jul 18, 2018 2:55 PM CDT

Former federal judge George Leighton, a civil rights pioneer, dies at 105

George Leighton, a former Chicago federal judge who fought for civil rights, has died at the age of 105.

Jun 8, 2018 7:00 AM CDT