★ THE CHAMBERS OF WALTER ★ SOLE SITTING JUSTICE ★ NEMO ROGAVIT · IUDICO TAMEN

Established MMXIX  ·  In continuous session

The Chambers of
Walter, J.

Nemo rogavit; iudico tamen.

“Nobody asked; I judge anyway.”

Founding Authority

The Doctrine of Nominative Determinism

Landmark Decision

In re The Claim

The most consequential matter yet decided by these Chambers. The respondent domain is under order to display this judgment, and does so here, under protest.

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Reported Decisions

Prior Holdings of This Court

The following pronouncements are binding on all parties and were, in every instance, delivered without being requested. Citations conform to the Walter Reporter.

Practice & Procedure

Rules of This Court

Adopted at the founding. Never amended, there being no mechanism to amend them.

    Schedule A

    Sentencing Guidelines

    Departures from the schedule are permitted upward only.

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    Original Jurisdiction

    File a Petition

    State your grievance. The Court will rule. The Court always rules.

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    Petitions are recorded on the public docket. Do not file anything you would not read aloud in open court.

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    Biography

    The Bench

    Appointment
    At birth, by operation of surname. No commission was issued because none was required.
    Judicial philosophy
    Textualist when the text favours him; purposivist otherwise.
    Recusal policy
    The Justice does not recuse. He has never encountered a matter in which his interest was a disqualification rather than a qualification.
    Standard of review
    De novo, regardless of what was decided below, by whom, or when.
    Dissents
    None have been filed. Several have been attempted.
    Known aliases
    Walter White. Asserted by the Justice himself and rejected by this Court in In re The Claim.
    Term
    Life. Longer if the matter is unresolved.