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Gary Peters: “As lawyers, we must be willing to forcefully defend judicial independence at all times. As lawyers, we know we must…”

On the recordJune 6, 2026
As lawyers, we must be willing to forcefully defend judicial independence at all times. As lawyers, we know we must abide by a judge’s ruling or a court order, even if we intend to appeal it, and not attack their integrity or their impartiality just because we disagree. To do so would undermine the rule of law.
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Gary Peters
Democratic · Michigan

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Commencement address at Wayne State University Law School

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