A panel of judges who sit on three separate benches weighed in on the subject of judicial decision-making last week, each stressing that personal familiarity with an issue does not necessarily mean a judge cannot be objective.
Senior Eastern District Judge Frederic Block (See Profile), Justice John Leventhal of the Appellate Division, Second Department (See Profile), and Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Barbara R. Kapnick (See Profile) made up the panel, organized by the Jewish Lawyers Guild and hosted by Stroock & Stroock & Lavan.
