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Christine Flowers: Judging the judges and there’s a lot to not like Christine Flowers October 20, 2025 October 19, 2025

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My first job after graduating from law school was clerking for an appellate court judge.

From 1987 to 1988, I worked, and learned, under the Honorable James R. Cavanaugh on the Superior Court of Pennsylvania. That year taught me more about the law than the prior three spent taking exams and reviewing cases.

That’s because I was now dealing with real human beings who were seeking justice, or at least a semblance of fairness.

It was an awesome responsibility for a 24-year-old, and I took it very seriously.

That year also impacted the way that I view judges.

Having worked

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