By: Zack Poitras
Leaked Email Thread From Bored Supreme Court Justices

The U.S. Supreme Court Justices aren ‘t that different from you and me, as evidenced by the leaked email thread below.

From: Stephen G. Breyer
Subject: Top 5 Judges of All Time
From our discussion earlier today. Mine are:
1. Earl Warren
2. John Rutledge
3. Judy
4. William Howard Taft
5. Herman Munster in that Joe Pesci movie
Who are yours?

From: Elena Kagan
Subject: RE: Top 5 Judges of All Time
Good list.
Mine are:
Thurgood Marshall
William Rehnquist
Paula Abdul
John Jay
and
Robert Duvall from da Judge baybay:

From: Anthony M. Kennedy
Subject: RE: Top 5 Judges of All Time
Are we meeting tomorrow to discuss the briefing on Case 222?

From: Sonia Sotomayor
Subject: RE: Top 5 Judges of All Time
Not sure. I ‘m telling you all right now, though, I ‘m voting GUILTY. Courts must apply standard contract principles, alleviated of assumptions, to confirm whether retiree health-care benefits survive the expiration of a collective-bargaining agreement.

From: Stephen G. Breyer
Subject: RE: Top 5 Judges of All Time
Guys start a different thread for that ‘ we ‘re talking fav judges over here.

From: Antonin Scalia
Subject: RE: Top 5 Judges of All Time
You guys see this:

From: Elena Kagan
Subject: RE: Top 5 Judges of All Time
WHOA

From: Samuel Anthony Alito
Subject: RE: Top 5 Judges of All Time
That ‘s completely crass and inappropriate.

From: Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Subject: RE: Top 5 Judges of All Time
Hashtag Funny.

From: Stephen G. Breyer
Subject: RE: Top 5 Judges of All Time
SCALIA, PUT THAT ON THE “FUNNY VID THREAD.” This is for top 5 judges!

From: Elena Kagan
Subject: RE: Top 5 Judges of All Time
I ‘ll tell you how I ‘m going to vote for case 222:

From: Stephen G. Breyer
Subject: RE: Top 5 Judges of All Time
Please, start a case thread. This is the wrong thread.

From: Clarence Thomas
Subject: RE: Top 5 Judges of All Time
HEY BREYER:

From: Anthony M. Kennedy
Subject: RE: Top 5 Judges of All Time
Ohhh wut ‘ Thomas finally decides to speak up in an email thread!!!

From: Antonin Scalia
Subject: RE: Top 5 Judges of All Time
THOMAS JUST EMAILED US?????

From: Elena Kagan
Subject: RE: Top 5 Judges of All Time


From: David Souter
Subject: RE: Top 5 Judges of All Time
I ‘VE BEEN RETIRED FOR YEARS PLEASE GOD TAKE ME OUT OF THIS GOOGLE GROUP.

From: Antonin Scalia
Subject: RE: Top 5 Judges of All Time
SOUTERRRRRR! What ‘s up?!

From: John G. Roberts
Subject: RE: Top 5 Judges of All Time
Top Five Soups:
a. Minestrone
b. Chicken Noodle
c. Broccoli Cheddar
d. Split Pea
e. Chicken Barley

From: Stephen G. Breyer
Subject: RE: Top 5 Judges of All Time
ROBERTS ‘ TOP FIVE JUDGES NOT TOP A ‘E SOUPS YOU FUCKING IDIOT.

From: John G. Roberts
Subject: RE: Top 5 Judges of All Time
Judge Breyer, could you come into my office, please?

From: Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Subject: RE: Top 5 Judges of All Time
