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June 01, 2017
Sua Sponte: A Judge Comments
Another judge offers his perspective on judicial dissents.
Hon. Randall Shepard
After I had been at the Indiana Supreme Court for several months, my good mentor and sponsor Ted Lockyear called to complain. “You’re not filing enough dissents,” he said. “Ted,” I replied, “that’s because I’m winning. Why would I join the losing side just so I can write dissents?”
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