The Honorables

This special edition commemorates the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday with U.S. District Court Judge William Alsup and former Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court, Thelton Henderson. Judge Alsup grew up in a white segregationist household in Jackson, Mississippi during the height of the civil rights movement. Judge Henderson, an African-American born in Louisiana, graduated law school in California and was sent to Mississippi as a young civil rights lawyer working in Bobby Kennedy’s Justice Department. In the summer of 1963, both played a role in fighting Jim Crow segregation in that City. Although they never met then, years later their lives would intersect when Judge Alsup would be named to serve in Chief Judge Henderson’s seat on the Northern District Court. Hear their reflections on what led both of them to take up the mantle of Dr. King, their own relationship, and what they see for the future of race relations in America.

Judge James Donato (ND CA) and former U.S. Ambassador Jeff Bleich, on the first of a hopefully ongoing podcast series, provide contrasting views on the Kavanaugh confirmation gauntlet, and the impact it will leave on the Court, the nominee, and future nominees.

Judge James Donato (ND CA) and former U.S. Ambassador Jeff Bleich, in the second edition of their semi-regular podcast series, consider President Trump's reference to "Obama" judges, Jay-Z's assertion that arbitration panels lacks diversity, and the privacy and antitrust concerns around virtual assistants