Herbert Stephenson Boreman
Judge Boreman no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Boreman decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
Requires substantial evidence rather than suspicion or stacked inferences to sustain an agency finding of discriminatory motive.
“The Board’s holding that the company violated sections 8(a) (3) and (1) by discharging Fred Cox is not supported by substantial evidence”
Looks beyond a tax understatement for additional facts and circumstances establishing willfulness.
“Willfulness, of course, may not be inferred from the mere understatement of income.”
Procedural preferences
Requires a federal evidentiary hearing when an unexplained state habeas ruling leaves material factual issues unresolved.
“The failure of the district court to do so in this case was error.”
Treats timeliness as essential to intervention and reviews the trial court's case-specific judgment for abuse of discretion.
“there has been no showing by appellants that the district court abused its discretion in denying the motion to intervene as untimely.”
Cautions
Declines habeas review that would transfer the state jury's fact-finding role to a federal court.
“To require such exhaustive review would transfer the ultimate fact finding function from state court juries to the federal courts.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“Enforcement granted in part and denied in part.”
“The petition for summary entry of a decree enforcing the Board’s order is granted.”
A historical record
Judge Boreman no longer hears cases. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.