interviewed, or had substantive contact with uniformly gave the highest praise, brilliant, beyond reproach, first rate, patient, insightful, impeccable, a+. we contacted more than 2800 judges and lawyers, including federal judges from 50 states, 13 circuits, 94 districts, as well as states supreme justices, law school dean, and barr so ca shuns. >> they spoke with 2800 judges, and lawyers, and they created teams to re-judge jackson's opinions. >> we created three reading groups to examine over 240 of her published opinions and other writings. to academic reading groups from the university of illinois and stanford co-chaired by each schools dean, working independently, 37 academic experts. an 18 member practitioners reading group reviewed the same