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The Judiciary Is Afloat in Stormy Seas, Circuit Judge Tells Law Students

The judiciary is often referred to as the "third branch" of the federal government. But U.S. Court of Appeals Judge D. Brooks Smith of the Third Circuit, in a speech to Penn Law students this week, retold a joke told by one newly elected member of the House that would have given the federal courts a demotion.

2013-02-07 12:00:00 AM

The judiciary is often referred to as the “third branch” of the federal government.

But U.S. Court of Appeals Judge D. Brooks Smith of the Third Circuit, in a speech to Penn Law students this week, retold a joke told by one newly elected member of the House that would have given the federal courts a demotion.

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