in that picture, for example, tom fairchild was the chief judge for years and i learned a lot from him and p others of my colleagues. >> so what's the difference between the circuit court of appeals and the supreme court? >> well, in the circuit court of appeals you are more bound by precedent than in the court of appeals here. if there is a decision or an tean -- opinion, the court of appeals is really required to follow it whereas in this court there are many more open questions that have not been really finally resovepled -- resolved. we have more of a duty to decide things that have not been faced before. >> let's go into your main office here. you've been in a lot of offices. >> right. >> does the atmosphere that you're working in matter to you much? >> actually it doesn't. i enjoy the office and i have a wonderful view of the capitol that i can see from my desk, but the most important part of the office is the computer sitting right next to me and wherever you are you spend a lot of time reading and composing on the computer. >> behind your desk are a number of pictures. can you

in that picture, tom fairchild, i learned a lot from him. >> what is the difference between a circuit court of appeals and the supreme court? >> on the circuit court of appeals, you are more bound by precedent than you are at the court of appeals. the court of appeals is really required to follow it. whereas in this court, there are many more open questions that have not really been finally resolved. you have more of a duty to decide things for the first time that have not been faced before. >> let's go into your main office here. he had been a lot of different offices. does the atmosphere you are working in matter to you? >> actually, it does not. i enjoyed the office and i have a wonderful view of the capitol building. but the most important part of the office is the computer sitting right next to me. where you are, you spend a lot of time reading and composing on the computer. >> of heine your desk are a number of pictures. give us an overview. >> most of them are family. president ford, of course, and justice rutledge, and my two law partners in the lower left-hand corner there. t