John Weld Peck 2 — judge journal: record, career & affiliations

Affiliations

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit — appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson

District Court, S.D. Ohio — appointed by John F. Kennedy

AI-measured from their own opinions — each lever cites its cases

PurposivismTextualism

Opinions parse IRC sections and FTCA/admiralty waivers by their explicit text and enumerated exceptions rather than broader purpose. Jacobs v. United States ↗ Utzinger v. United States ↗

Deference to government powerSkepticism of government power

Applies statutory limits on waivers of sovereign immunity and reviews ICC orders without presumptive deference to agency action. Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas … ↗ Utzinger v. United States ↗

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