In this episode, Hugh sits down with Judge Kathleen O’Malley. Judge O’Malley served as a judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio from 1994 to 2010, and since then as a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. 

Their conversation covers:

• Judge O’Malley’s educational and professional background.
• How did Judge O’Malley become a federal judge?
• Jury or nonjury litigation: from the judge’s perspective, which is better?
• What role does “charm” play in litigation?
• How did Judge O’Malley get interested in patent law?
• The Supreme Court’s decision in Google v. Oracle.
• District Court or Court of Appeals: for the judge, which experience was better?
• Why is Judge O’Malley retiring from the bench?  
• And much more . . .