Of Vulcans and Values: Judicial Decision‐Making and Implications for Judicial Education

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Juvenile and Family Court JournalVolume 47, Issue 3 p. 61-83 Of Vulcans and Values: Judicial Decision-Making and Implications for Judicial Education Paul L. Biderman Esq., Corresponding Author Paul L. Biderman Esq. Paul L. Biderman has since 1991 served as director of the Rozier E. Sanchez Judicial Education Center at the Institute of Public Law, University of New Mexico School of Law. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in Political Science from the City College of New York in 1967 and attained his J.D. from New York University School of Law in 1970. He moved to New Mexico in 1970 with his wife, Ellen, to work for three years as a legal services lawyer on the Navajo Indian Reservation. He was admitted to the New Mexico State Bar in 1971. Since moving to New Mexico he has served as an assistant and deputy attorney general in consumer protection and utility regulation; served four years as the state's Secretary of Energy and Minerals, and spent a total of seven years in private law practice. He also developed and taught a course in consumer law for the University of New Mexico School of Law. He and Ellen have two grown sons and make their home in Santa Fe.1The Institute of Public Law University of New Mexico School of Law 1117 Stanford, N.E. Albuquerque, NM 87131Search for more papers by this author Paul L. Biderman Esq., Corresponding Author Paul L. Biderman Esq. Paul L. Biderman has since 1991 served as director of the Rozier E. Sanchez Judicial Education Center at the Institute of Public Law, University of New Mexico School of Law. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in Political Science from the City College of New York in 1967 and attained his J.D. from New York University School of Law in 1970. He moved to New Mexico in 1970 with his wife, Ellen, to work for three years as a legal services lawyer on the Navajo Indian Reservation. He was admitted to the New Mexico State Bar in 1971. Since moving to New Mexico he has served as an assistant and deputy attorney general in consumer protection and utility regulation; served four years as the state's Secretary of Energy and Minerals, and spent a total of seven years in private law practice. He also developed and taught a course in consumer law for the University of New Mexico School of Law. He and Ellen have two grown sons and make their home in Santa Fe.1The Institute of Public Law University of New Mexico School of Law 1117 Stanford, N.E. Albuquerque, NM 87131Search for more papers by this author First published: June 1996 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1755-6988.1996.tb00838.x AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Volume47, Issue3June 1996Pages 61-83 RelatedInformation