THE ROBING ROOM

Despite the other reviews, Judge Hacker is a fair, even-handed judge. He has a great courtroom demeanor. He truly loves the give-and-take of oral argument. He's not some egomanian sitting on the bench, rather, he likes to have truly good discussions about issues. Very, very likeable judge, very intelligent, and just a good person. Wish all judges were like him. However, it does appear that he's relying on the intellectualism of his new D.C. law clerk for the almost all of of recent civil and some criminal opinions. You can tell there is huge difference in the style of his civil and some criminal opinions between 2009 and now, 2016-17.