Legal Opinion
United States v. Darrel Simpson Robert Anderson James Freeman
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 6, 1991No. 89-50196PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge:
Under their supervisory power, courts have substantial authority to oversee their own affairs to ensure that justice is done. They do not, however, have a license to intrude into the authority, powers and functions of the coordinate branches. Judges are not legislators, free to make laws guided only by their moral compass or notions of national interest; nor are they executive officers, vested with discretion over law enforcement policy and decisions. Thus, while the supervisory power does empower judges to formulate procedural rules not specifically contemplated by…
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