THE ROBING ROOM

The other comments here paint a completely inaccurate picture of Judge Brown. Judge Brown serves in the 7th Circuit, not the 7th 'District.' And she did not come from a 'transactional practice' but was a litigator with a well-established Chicago law firm for 25 years before her appointment. Several of the commenters complain about Judge Brown's article and her use of it in settlement conferences. The article, 'What Happens to Cases that Don't Settle,' published in the Spring 2005 edition of Dispute Resolution Magazine, is an empirical study of all cases that didn't settle within 6 months of a settlement conference. The data showed the non-settling plaintiffs fared badly at trial, and Judge Brown hypothesizes simply that plaintiffs do a poorer job than defendants in evaluating cases. Judge Brown is one of the fairest, most honorable, most conscientious, and hardest-working federal judges in Chicago.