Category Archives: Conflict Resolution
Applying a Lens of Clarity to the US Southeast Suspensions
I’ve been asked by some folks, both directly and indirectly, to help the broader judge community understand some of the internal workings and decisions which led to the suspensions of several US-Southeast judges. If you’ve been under a rock or …
Judges and Social Media: Abiding by Wheaton’s Law
[Editor’s note – Hi there, folks! I asked a fellow judge who prefers to remain anonymous if they’d take on this topic in a guest post. So, the words below aren’t mine, but only edited by me. They also include …
Why Investigations Are Like Fight Club
[Note from your usual host: Eric “Raging” Levine is one of the foremost investigators and DQ’ers in the Judge Program, so I asked share his thoughts on how best to approach the problems associated with public discussions about investigations. This …
The Value of Timely Reinforcements
JUDGE! Your nerves might be frayed from higher-than-expected turnout and a late…shift the night before, but this call is yours. “Can I Misdirection my opponent’s Cruel Ultimatum?” You stare at the cards before you. Across the table, the player’s opponent …
Adventures in Unsanctioned Peacekeeping
[shadowy film noir voiceover] It was a dark and stormy night at Kennedy’s Irish Pub and Curry House in San Francisco. [/shadowy film noir voiceover] OK, I actually don’t know what the weather was like. I’m not in this story yet, …