Law And Order

[YoungWillz 21,028]

On 20/11/2023 at 09:10, drol said:

Chinese obit for Robert Walker. UK press is sleeping.

 

On 20/11/2023 at 10:37, The Old Crem said:

He is not really a breaking news type of death. But he will get broadsheet obits in time. 

Lord Walker's Telegraph Obit: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2023/11/27/lord-walker-gestingthorpe-supreme-court-judge-conjoined/

[Thatcher 2,386]

Sandra Day O’Connor, Supreme Court Justice from 1981-2006, dead aged 93.

 

I did search to see if she had an individual thread but couldn’t find it - apologies.

 

Obituaries: BBC

[drol 11,923]

Was exactly expecting this when I saw this thread posted by Thatcher.

[Lafaucheuse 4,045]

1 minute ago, Thatcher said:

Sandra Day O’Connor, Supreme Court Justice from 1981-2006, dead aged 93.

Another Day in paradise ! 
 

What happens these days ? Seeing that Thatcher published here, I knew it was Day O Connor ! A shame, She would have been a perfect candidate for the list (I’d say She is à miss in some ways…)

[Gisooo 3,302]

American judge Lyle Elmer Strom (Wiki) dead at 98

[wannamaker 1,407]

Judge Frank Caprio has pancreatic cancer

 

He's known for his "Caught in Providence" show that has clips with millions of views on Youtube.

 

 

[Comped 525]

8 hours ago, wannamaker said:

Judge Frank Caprio has pancreatic cancer

 

He's known for his "Caught in Providence" show that has clips with millions of views on Youtube.

 

 

He's a nut. A nice nut though.

[TQR 14,385]

10 hours ago, wannamaker said:

Judge Frank Caprio has pancreatic cancer

 

He's known for his "Caught in Providence" show that has clips with millions of views on Youtube.

 

 

Aw, shit. Seen many clips of this when they’ve gone viral in the past, he seems like a lovely gentleman who has a great sense of justice without losing a shred of compassion. Sincerely hope he recovers.

[drol 11,923]

Oregon Supreme Court chief justice Edwin J. Peterson died last month at 93.

 

Wallace P. Carson Jr. (1934), Robert E. Jones (1927), George Van Hoomissen (1930) are the oldest living Oregon CJs.

[Ulitzer95 12,577]

2 hours ago, drol said:

Oregon Supreme Court chief justice Edwin J. Peterson died last month at 93.

 

Wallace P. Carson Jr. (1934), Robert E. Jones (1927), George Van Hoomissen (1930) are the oldest living Oregon CJs.

If the article is dated 7 December and it says "he died on Saturday", that surely means he died on 2 December, no?

[The Old Crem 3,582]

Lancashire Police mourn death of "outstanding" Assistant Chief Constable Peter Lawson

[drol 11,923]

Jiang Ping, most important Chinese legal scholar, dead at 92. Breaking news on all Chinese news sites.

 

He succeeded Zou Yu as president of CUPL and was still holding a tour of conferences this year.

 

Senior legal scholars in China include the aforementioned Zou Yu (1920) and former SC president Ren Jianxin (1925).

[arghton 6,697]

1 hour ago, drol said:

Jiang Ping, most important Chinese legal scholar, dead at 92. Breaking news on all Chinese news sites.

 

He succeeded Zou Yu as president of CUPL and was still holding a tour of conferences this year.

 

Senior legal scholars in China include the aforementioned Zou Yu (1920) and former SC president Ren Jianxin (1925).

Jiang Ping was one of the quite liberal "three elders on the Chinese rule of law" with Li Buyun (李步云) who's 90 and Guo Daohui (郭道晖) who's 95. I recall googling Daohui as he was on Du Daozheng's birthday greetings list a few months ago and he has looked frail for years.

[drol 11,923]

He was by far the most prominent. From the conservative cunts side Han Zhubin (1932) is also alive.

[YoungWillz 21,028]

James Hobson, police chief in the hunt for Peter Sutcliffe (Yorkshire Ripper) reportedly dead aged 96: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12893237/police-chief-hunt-yorkshire-ripper-itv-long-shadow-died.html

[TylerTheCreator 36]

Australia has some OLD ass ex-judges (they have to retire at 70 so no RBGing), and they seem to have a real longevity.

 

1. Sir Anthony Mason (b.1925) - still active in the late 2010s, but since COVID or so the lectures in his name have been given on his behalf by younger judges
2. Sir William Deane (b.1931) - also governor-general
3. Sir Daryl Dawson (b.1933) - probably the quietest, apparently helps judge student competitions but idk how recent that is
4. Michael McHugh (b.1935) - self-made man, wife an ex MP also in her 80s
5. Ian Callinan (b.1937)
6. Murray Gleeson (b.1938) - known ironically as the Smiler, his soul was once described as "a vortex"
7. Michael Kirby (b.1939) - first who was openly gay and state-school educated, still extremely active and popular
8. William Gummow (b.1942) - nearly died from DVT on a flight, became frail after that but still very professionally active
9. Mary Gaudron (b.1943) - involved in some huge court case involving her sister

And honourable mention to Wylie Gibbs (b.1922), brother of dead Chief Justice Harry (1917-2005). MP in his own right and 101 now.

Not sure if all would QO, but Deane and Kirby in particular would get a lot of coverage.

[The Old Crem 3,582]

Richard Rampton who was a British libel lawyer. He was involved in several high-profile cases including Irving v. Penguin Books and Lipstadt, where he defended Deborah Lipstadt and Penguin Books against David Irving. He died on the 23rd December 2023 aged 82. Telegraph

[alt obits guy 3,371]

J. Russell George, who has served as the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration at the Internal Revenue Service since 2004, has died.

 

https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/tigta-head-j-russell-george-has-died

(Behind paywall)

[Comped 525]

30 minutes ago, alt obits guy said:

J. Russell George, who has served as the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration at the Internal Revenue Service since 2004, has died.

 

https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/tigta-head-j-russell-george-has-died

(Behind paywall)

Never heard anyone who said he was ill (much less anything bad to say about him - always in high regard, and had to be to have served under 4 presidents).

[polar duck 866]

1 hour ago, Comped said:

Never heard anyone who said he was ill

 

He "left office indefinitely" for health reasons last month. (source paywalled)

[Comped 525]

3 hours ago, polar duck said:

 

He "left office indefinitely" for health reasons last month. (source paywalled)

I more-so meant within TIGTA or the IRS itself. Wasn't highly publicized either way to be honest.

[lilham 752]

I did a search for "Posner" and didn't see his name mentioned anywhere on this board, so excuse me if this is repeated information.

Judge Richard Posner has had Alzheimer's since 2017; however, he lost a lawsuit a few months ago saying he was too incapacitated to enter into a contract and pay wages in 2018. https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/former-judge-richard-posner-loses-latest-bid-dismiss-wage-lawsuit-2023-09-26/

He's a guaranteed NYT obit when he passes away as he's supposedly the most cited US legal scholar in history. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Posner He is currently 84 years old. He presided over the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals and taught at the University of Chicago School of Law.

[arghton 6,697]

Marat Baglai, Russian judge and Chairman of the Constitutional Court of Russia 1997-2003 who most famously administered Putin's oath of office, reportedly dead at 92 from long illness.

[Sinbabad 1,115]

Sergio Garcia Ramírez, former Attorney General of Mexico (1982-1988), has died aged 85.

[Thatcher 2,386]

Charles Fried, former US Solicitor General (1985-1989), reportedly dead aged 88.

 

Obituaries: The Independent