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JOHN PAUL STEVENS CAN FINALLY REST EASY

By Conaway and Strickler

During the course of the presidential election we heard all about the economy, battling terrorism, cutting taxes, and saving the environment. But for myself, as a criminal defense attorney, there was one over riding issue: Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens. Originally a Ford appointee in the mid 1970s, Mr. Stevens has been serving on the US Supreme Court for over thirty years. You don't hear much about him in the news. He is less colorful than many of the other more outspoken justices. When they show the photos of all the justices in the New York Times after a big opinion has been handed down, he is the gentleman in the bow tie who appears to be markedly older than the other justices. In fact, Mr. Stevens is now well into his 80s...continue to full post

Full post as published by Georgia Criminal Defense Blog on November 14, 2008 (boomark / email).