Hi abinash thanks for your encourageble posts do well. On Nov 30, 2014 10:58 PM, "avinash shahi" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Justice Yacoob was in Delhi last month. Hopefully we will have someone > elevated to the Indian Supreme Court soon... > The work-ethics of Justice Richard is simply superb; worcoholic man! > > http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/11/new_michigan_supreme_court_jus.html > > For 15 years, Michigan Supreme Court Justice-elect Richard Bernstein > operated the public services division of his father's law firm with a > "military-like precision." He says he'll bring that intensity to > Michigan's highest court. > > The first blind person elected to the Michigan Supreme Court, > Bernstein required rigid organization, structured schedules and > focused execution to win cases. Now, a week after Tuesday's election, > Bernstein said he's readying himself for Lansing in the same way. > > "We will do everything, not just well, but I have an insistence on > excellence," Bernstein said Tuesday in a phone interview. "This is > historic, this is the first time this (a blind person being elected to > the Supreme Court) has happened. ... My chambers will not just operate > well, they will be exemplary." > > Incumbent justices Brian Zahra and David Viviano won re-election to > the Michigan Supreme Court on Nov. 4, rounding out the three spots > that were up for grabs in the midterm election. > > However, it is the election of Bernstein that has grabbed the most > headlines in the week following the election. Bernstein is the son of > Sam Bernstein of the Sam Bernstein Law Firm, whose commercials have > been a staple in the state of Michigan for years. > > It's a historic moment for blind people in the state of Michigan, said > Rick Stevens, director of the Association for the Blind and Visually > Impaired. > > "It's a confirmation people are chosen on the basis of their abilities > and not their disabilities," Stevens said. > > Stevens said Bernstein's track record is impressive, having served on > the Wayne State Board of Governors, taught law at the University of > Michigan's Law School and won cases that made Detroit Metro Airport > comply with American with Disability Act requirements and required the > city of Detroit put wheelchair lifts on buses to give all riders equal > access. > > Bernstein's election could be a major moment in blind and visually > impaired people getting more considerations for jobs in the state, > Stevens said. > > "I hope it serves recognition to other potential employers that > abilities come in all forms and sometimes you have to look past the > obvious," Stevens said. > > Bernstein's election to the Michigan Supreme Court will be his first > time being a judge. He said his experience practicing law has served > him well in preparing for him for Michigan's highest court. > > "I've learned from my litigation that the insertion of a word, the > insertion of a phrase, or the removal of a word or a paragraph -- every > word, sentence and phrase that is included in a Supreme Court decision > has a tremendous significance and impact," he said. > > Bernstein's visual impairment won't mean any additional cost to > Michigan taxpayers. He currently has a person who reads legal > opinions, case law and research documents to him. It's expected that > the cost of a reader for his time on the Michigan Supreme Court would > come out of his already-allotted judicial budget. > > For public legal documents, the ADA requires the blind be provided > with a qualified reader; information in large print (Braille) or > electronically for use with a computer screen-reading program or an > audio recording of printed information. > > Bernstein's plan is to adapt the processes he's put into place in his > law office to the justice's chambers. > > In order to effectively argue cases in court, Bernstein would commit > to memory anywhere from 30 to 40 cases that were vital to his case. > He'd also memorize a number of cases that were vital to his opponents > cases, so he'd be prepared to argue against those cases. He expects to > do the same when he takes office on Jan. 1, 2015. > > "I can't do the things I've been able to do without absolutely fierce > organization," he said. > > Since his election last week, there hasn't been any time for Bernstein > to relax. He's begun the process of winding down his current cases and > started hiring one senior clerk, three other clerks and a court > administrator. Interviews for positions are scheduled for next week. > > "I haven't rested in six months and I don't plan to rest in the next > couple of months, because there's a tremendous amount of work that has > to be done," he said. > > Despite the constant work, Bernstein said he's thrilled at the > opportunity to serve on the Michigan Supreme Court. > > He said he valued the sense of trust Michigan's voters put in him and > he promised to reward that trust when he's in office. > > "When somebody votes for you, they're expressing their trust," he > said. "When someone gives you their trust you have to focus every day > on honoring that trust. ... My focus is going to be on honoring that > trust every single day." > > Kyle Feldscher is the Capitol education and MSU reporter for MLive > Media Group. Reach him via email at [email protected] > > > -- > Avinash Shahi > Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU > > Clean India Campaign: Let us also chip in! > > > > Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of > mobile phones / Tabs on: > > http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > [email protected] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Disclaimer: > 1. 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