2025 was a year that tested me to the utmost.  I’m grateful to everyone who showed kindness and grace over the last year, and I’m excited about what lies ahead in 2026.  Happy new year.

It was just a joy to see @judgedillard.bsky.social receive the Rehnquist Award for Judicial Excellence at tonight’s NCSC dinner. Such a worthy recognition of an exemplary ambassador for the American bench.

I’m pleased to announce that Masha Hansford is joining us as a partner in our Supreme Court and appellate practice. Masha is the one of the finest appellate advocates of her generation, and we’re thrilled to welcome her back to the firm.

What we did on our summer vacation. The best vacations change the way we see the world. Our time in South Africa certainly did that.

I’m going to get excommunicated from the Society of Midwesterners for saying this, but Detroit pizza > Chicago pizza…

Today is my first day as a member of the Harvard Corporation. Reflecting this morning on how utterly improbable this journey has been.

And in honor of Justice Brewer's birthday, here he is in what can only be described as a next-level judicial robe:

It’s an honor to have been asked to serve on the Harvard Corporation.

We really need to get the remaining circuits to start giving out pens, #AppellateSky…

"If you hit a wrong note, it's the next note you play that determines if it's good or bad." -- Miles Davis

Today would have been my dad's 81st birthday. Here are the remarks I gave at his memorial service. If you haven’t had the chance, I hope you'll take a minute to get to know what an extraordinary man he was. drive.google.com/file/d/0B-Rm...