New in SCOTUSBlog: "The chief justice should share much of his power"
New in SCOTUSBlog: "The chief justice should share much of his power" "All of the justices should take an equal role in guiding the court’s future." Josh Blackman | 8.18.2026 10:17 AM Today's a busy day! SCOTUSBlog has published my new installment on Supreme Court reform. This piece focuses on (who else?) the Chief Justice.
- ▪New in SCOTUSBlog: "The chief justice should share much of his power" "All of the justices should take an equal role in guiding the court’s future." Josh Blackman | 8.18.2026 10:17 AM Today's a busy day!
- ▪SCOTUSBlog has published my new installment on Supreme Court reform.
- ▪This piece focuses on (who else?) the Chief Justice.
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New in SCOTUSBlog: "The chief justice should share much of his power" "All of the justices should take an equal role in guiding the court’s future." Josh Blackman | 8.18.2026 10:17 AM Today's a busy day! SCOTUSBlog has published my new installment on Supreme Court reform. This piece focuses on (who else?) the Chief Justice. I write that the Chief should delegate some of his powers to the associate justices. Here is the introduction: Under longstanding tradition, the chief justice presides over oral argument and the justices' private conferences. I propose a change. The chief justice should delegate these presiding duties to his colleagues. Doing so would promote trust among the justices and allow for the experimentation of different leadership styles.
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