The Mirth of Scalia

As political Washington wonders who will (sooner or later) replace Justice Antonin Scalia, who died during his sleep a week ago, the more pressing question really is who will replace him in the mirth department. Scalia was that good at humor, and many of his most memorable quips came from the bench during oral argument.

Writing at SCOTUSBlog, Mark Walsh links to several of Scalia’s jokes and witticisms. “Thanks to recordings preserved (for now) on the Oyez website,” he says, “we can listen to the late Justice’s quips the way they should be heard: in his own voice.”