As the New York Times highlighted this weekend, the image of the judge as umpire has become a dominant analogy in discussions of judicial restraint. Chief Justice John G. Roberts said in the opening remarks of his own confirmation hearings in 2005:  “Judges are like umpires. Umpires don’t make the rules; they apply them. The … Continue reading Box Score: Calling “balls and strikes” at Sotomayor’s confirmation hearing