{"podcast":{"title":"Original Jurisdiction","slug":"original-jurisdiction-5705421","podcast_index_feed_id":5705421,"rss_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/229933.rss","website_url":"https://davidlat.substack.com/podcast","image_url":"https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/229933/d7f661b8339c1eabb59278bf4755c445.jpg","author":"David Lat","episode_count":100,"summary":"News, views, and colorful commentary about law and the legal profession.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-25T08:20:02.970316+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/original-jurisdiction-5705421"},"episode":{"title":"Judging The Justice System In The Age Of Trump: Nancy Gertner","slug":"judging-the-justice-system-in-the-age-of-trump-nancy-gertner","published_at":"2025-11-12T19:36:57+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/original-jurisdiction-5705421/judging-the-justice-system-in-the-age-of-trump-nancy-gertner","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/original-jurisdiction-5705421","url":"https://davidlat.substack.com/p/nancy-gertner-retired-federal-judge-podcast-interview","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/178618730/890cbb2323a64729cc194e2a7075ba9e.mp3","summary":"This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit davidlat.substack.com Welcome to Original Jurisdiction , the latest legal publication by me, David Lat . You can learn more about Original Jurisdiction by reading its About page , and you can email me at davidlat@substack.com. This is a reader-supported publication; you can subscribe by clicking here . How are the federal courts faring during these tumultuous times? I thought it would be worthwhile to discuss this important subject with a former federal judge: someone who understands the judicial role well but could speak more freely than a sitting judge, liberated from the strictures of the bench. Meet Judge Nancy Gertner (Ret.), who served as a U.S. District Judge for the District of Massachusetts from 1994 until 2011. I knew that Judge Gertner would be a lively and insightful interviewee—based not only on her extensive commentary on recent events, reflected in media interviews and op-eds, but on my personal experience. During law school, I took a year-long course on federal sentencing with her, and she was one of my favorite professors. When I was her student, we disagreed on a lot: I was severely conservative back then, and Judge Gertner was, well, not. But I always appreciated and enjoyed hearing her views—so it was a pleasure hearing them once again, some 25 years later, in what turned out to be an excellent conversation. Show Notes: * Nancy Gertner , author website * Nancy Gertner bio , Harvard Law School * In Defense of Women: Memoirs of an Unrepentant Advocate , Amazon Prefer reading to listening? For paid subscribers, a transcript of the entire episode appears below. Sponsored by: NexFirm helps Biglaw attorneys become founding partners. To learn more about how NexFirm can help you launch your firm,…","meta_description":"This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit davidlat.substack.com Welcome to Original Jurisdiction , the latest legal publication by me,…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3104,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/original-jurisdiction-5705421/episodes/judging-the-justice-system-in-the-age-of-trump-nancy-gertner/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/original-jurisdiction-5705421/judging-the-justice-system-in-the-age-of-trump-nancy-gertner.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}