with Motz writing for the majority and Wilkinson now writing the principal dissent. The majority and concurring opinions criticized Wilkinson for incivility and "inflammatory language", which Wilkinson defended in an additional, special dissent. Writings Wilkinson has published numerous editorials, law review articles and six books: . . . . . All Falling Faiths: Reflections on the Promise and Failure of the 1960s, Description, preview, and book reviews. Encounter, 2017. Honors and awards In 2004, the University of Virginia awarded Wilkinson the Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Law, its highest external honor. In 2009, the Lawrenceville School awarded him its highest honor. In 2016, the John Barbee Minor Inn of Court in Charlottesville recognized Wilkinson's three decades of judicial service with a Certificate of Merit and Lifetime Achievement Award. See also George W. Bush Supreme Court candidates List of law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States (Seat 1) References External links 1944 births Living people 20th-century American judges American legal scholars Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States Lawyers from New York City Lawyers from Richmond, Virginia United States court of appeals judges appointed by Ronald Reagan University of Virginia School of Law alumni University of Virginia School of Law faculty Virginia Republicans Writers from New York City Writers from Richmond, Virginia Yale College alumni St. Christopher's School (Richmond, Virginia) alumni