ABOUT THIS EPISODE
In this audio-only reunion episode, former Borderlines Podcast host Peter Edelman joins to discuss life on the British Columbia Court of Appeal.
Topics discussed include how decisions get made and written, the role of counsel in shaping outcomes, pressures facing Canada’s judicial review system, judicial collegiality and dissenting reasons, immigration backlogs, adversarial justice, and the emotional weight of judging.
2:16 – Learning curve: trial court vs appellate court
6:31 – Does good lawyering really matter in judicial review?
19:28 – Precision in judgments & unintended interpretations
23:40 – Dissents, concurrences & shaping the law
27:17 – Should judges clarify controversial rulings later?
33:06 – Rethinking adversarial justice
49:06 – Is it easier to judge or be judged?
55:07 – Does being a judge change personal decision-making?
https://youtu.be/nJ8kM4zJLdU?si=5L4nmGJz5eaKbXAm
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