How long does it take . You talked about walking into conference for the first time. When youve watched new justices come on board since you arrived, how long does it take before they get it . Oh, i dont know. I think we all learn at different paces, but when i came to the court, i asked that same question, because it was very important to me to figure out when would i get my sea legs. And the common number was five years. And Justice White would often say it takes about that long to go around the full horn of all the cases, kinds of cases that we get. That was their number. And that may be about right. It doesnt mean you cant do your work, it just means that things are sitill new for the first five years. You may not have had as many jurisdiction cases involving water rights or boundaries. You may not have had a lot of admiralty cases. So you get all of that. It was chief Justice Renquist when i was complaining, oh, my goodness, what am i doing here my first year . I look around me an
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How long does it take . You talked about walking into conference for the first time. When youve watched new justices come on board since you arrived, how long does it take before they get it . Oh, i dont know. I think we all learn at different paces, but when i came to the court, i asked that same question, because it was very important to me to figure out when would i get my sea legs. And the common number was five years. And Justice White would often say it takes about that long to go around the full horn of all the cases, kinds of cases that we get. That was their number. And that may be about right. It doesnt mean you cant do your work, it just means that things are sitill new for the first five years. You may not have had as many jurisdiction cases involving water rights or boundaries. You may not have had a lot of admiralty cases. So you get all of that. It was chief Justice Renquist when i was complaining, oh, my goodness, what am i doing here my first year . I look around me an
Founders and us, the relevance of our origins. I am gay gaines, and im an addict of founding American History. In november of 20 15i was having breakfast with jo ellis and speaker Newt Gingrich at mount vernon, my very favorite place in america. We were lamenting the fact that most colleges and universities in the United States are no longer teaching founding American History. And, in fact, most high schools are no longer teaching our founding American History. In 1898, when seniors and colleges and high schools were asked who is the greatest hero, they unanimously said george washington. In 1988, when they were asked the same question, the answer was michael jordan. We were discussing my dream of building a future for the past right here in palm beach, florida. In what some might think an unlikely location, but i told them about this incredible organization, the society for the four arts and its generous benefactors and members, and both historians were thousandtic. The goal was to at
How long does it take . You talked about walking into conference for the first time. When youve watched new justices come on board since you arrived, how long does it take before they get it . Oh, i dont know. I think we all learn at different paces, but when i came to the court, i asked that same question, because it was very important to me to figure out when would i get my sea legs. And the common number was five years. And Justice White would often say it takes about that long to go around the full horn of all the cases, kinds of cases that we get. That was their number. And that may be about right. It doesnt mean you cant do your work, it just means that things are sitill new for the first five years. You may not have had as many jurisdiction cases involving water rights or boundaries. You may not have had a lot of admiralty cases. So you get all of that. It was chief Justice Renquist when i was complaining, oh, my goodness, what am i doing here my first year . I look around me an