“If you asked me when was the last time I read a law review article, I’d have to think long and hard": Paraphrasing Chief Justice Roberts' Remarks on the Relevance of the Legal Academy's Scholarly Output

In his recent Legal Skills Prof Blog post titled Chief Justice Roberts Criticizes Law Profs, Louis J. Sirico, Jr., Professor of Law and Director of Legal Writing at Villanova wrote

"[the Chief Justice] politely criticized legal academics for scholarship that he intimated was relevant only to academics [during his presentation at Annual Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Conference in June]. I paraphrase: “If you asked me when was the last time I read a law review article, I’d have to think long and hard.”

OMG, that is shocking news! To view CJ Robert's speech at this year's Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Conference, go to this C-SPAN link. [JH]