Congrats to Aaron S. Weiss of Carlton Fields, who is your new Magistrate Judge.
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Having worked closely with Aaron on the Local Rules committee for the last ten years or so, I can confidently state, to borrow a line from the President, that AARON WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN. Smart, hardworking, and with an impressive knowledge of the law, Aaron is a great addition to the bench. He also happens to be a very nice person. Bravo, judges, on the good pick.
ReplyDeleteFinally, not another AUSA!
ReplyDeleteThe recent selectees straight from the USAO have all been great lawyers who were unquestionably qualified (even if sorely lacking relevant civil experience, which, like all things, can be learned). But real (and recent) experience in the private practice trenches--which greatly informs one's view on the equities and exorbitant costs of litigation that litigants face--is sorely lacking on the mag bench.
Given the breakdown of a mag's responsibilities (~2/3 civil, and most of that discovery-related), it was verging on ridiculous to keep selecting prosecutors. Most have never had to even think about real-world litigation dynamics because it's virtually irrelevant to government practice, whether crim or civil in nature.