Bill of Rights Day is Sunday, December 15, 2024.  Although it is not a national holiday, it is nevertheless an important day of remembrance.  We commemorate this date to mark the adoption of the Bill of Rights, the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. This crucial document is one of the cornerstones of our representative democracy. 

Courts are products of legal doctrine.  A judge’s primary responsibility is to interpret and fairly apply the written law to the facts of each case.  To this end, everyone knows judges are governed by a host of written statutes, as well as by precedent from previous cases decided by higher courts.  Most people also know there are written rules of procedure and ethics judges must follow.