St. Thomas Law Professor Patricia Moore Quoted in The Wall Street Journal

Professor Tricia Moore 

St. Thomas Law Professor Patricia Moore was quoted in the March 23rd issue of the Wall Street Journal in an article titled "Businesses Win Lawsuit Curbs With New Rules."

The article addresses Supreme court Justice John Robert's power to appoint the lawyers, professors, and judges who craft the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP).

The article explains that  "this little-known power—he serves as head of the Judicial Conference—gives [Justice Roberts] the ability to shape the law in ways that can be more influential than a Supreme Court opinion."

Professor Moore called attention to the fact that appointees, while perhaps being good judges, were put in place by Republican presidents and had more conservative leanings.

She was quoted with reference to her recent article on the rule-making system that was published in the Cincinnati Law Review. The article explored the new FRCP amendments and the troubling nature of the rule-making process.

Professor Moore's contribution to this article and her scholarship on civil procedure is evidence of her  important and of ever-increasing public impact.

She teaches Civil Procedure, Evidence, PreTrial Litigation, and Complex Litigation. Her major publications have been cited in dozens of judicial opinions and she has testified before US Congress on matters involving civil litigation, in particular, class action cases.

View the Wall Street Journal article in its entirety here.