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“As I search the archives of my memory I seem to discern six types or methods [of judicial writing] which divide themselves from one another with measurable distinctness. There is the type magisterial or imperative; the type laconic or sententious; the type conversational or homely; the type refined or artificial, smelling of the lamp, verging at times upon preciosity or euphuism; the demonstrative or persuasive; and finally the type tonsorial or agglutinative, so called from the shears and the pastepot which are its implements and emblem.”

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Benjamin Cardozo
Benjamin Cardozo

Benjamin Cardozo was a former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, known for his profound legal thoughts and unique judicial style. He was born on May 24, 1870, and died on July 9, 1938. more

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