Category Archives: Interview

New Mexico’s own Judge Harris Hartz on Justice Gorsuch

In this article by Zoe Tillman of Buzzfeed, Tenth Circuit Judge Harris Hartz of New Mexico discusses Justice Neil Gorsuch and defends his record.

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Above the Law interviews New Mexico’s chief disciplinary counsel

While this blog was having technical problems, last month David Lat of Above the Law conducted this interview with William Slease, chief disciplinary counsel for the New Mexico Supreme Court, who also serves as present of the National Organization of … Continue reading

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Interview with Chief Judge Michael Vigil, Democratic candidate for the NM Supreme Court

I recently met with Chief Judge Michael Vigil of the New Mexico Court of Appeals. He is the Democratic candidate for the New Mexico Supreme Court in next month’s general election. You can find his campaign website here. Q.  I’m … Continue reading

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Interview with Justice Judith Nakamura, Republican candidate for the New Mexico Supreme Court

I recently met with Justice Judith Nakamura, who was appointed to the New Mexico Supreme Court in 2015 by Governor Martinez. She is running to keep her seat as the Republican candidate in this year’s general election. Her campaign website … Continue reading

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Interview with Judge Stephen French, Republican candidate for the NM Court of Appeals

I recently spoke with Judge Stephen French, who was appointed by Governor Susana Martinez to the Court of Appeals earlier this year, and who is running as a Republican in the general election next month. His campaign website is here. … Continue reading

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Interview with Julie Vargas, Democratic candidate for the New Mexico Court of Appeals

I recently spoke with Julie Vargas, an Albuquerque lawyer in private practice who is now the Democratic candidate for the New Mexico Court of Appeals: Q.  Good afternoon, I’m here with Julie Vargas, candidate for the New Mexico Court of … Continue reading

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Former NM AG Hal Stratton explains why “civil asset forfeiture is wrong”

The Cato Institute has published this interview with former New Mexico Attorney General Hal Stratton, discussing our state’s elimination of civil asset forfeiture.

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Charlie Rose interviews Justice Breyer

As we count down to Christmas in October, here is Charlie Rose’s interview with Justice Breyer about his new book, The Court and the World: American Law and the New Global Realities, in which he makes the case that American courts need … Continue reading

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Watch Justice Kagan speak at Harvard Law School

We’re now two weeks away from Christmas in October (also known as the First Monday in October, or the first day of SCOTUS’s October 2015 Term), the best day of the year for appellate lawyers! For those of you who just … Continue reading

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Watch this interview with Justice Samuel Alito

Now that October Term 2014 is over, a lot of appellate law nerds may be feeling a bit SCOTUS-deprived. But never fear, respite is at hand. Bill Kristol has conducted an in-depth interview with Justice Samuel Alito, which you can … Continue reading

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