Judge Bazelon’s demanding clerkship and alleged panic over Cuban nuclear threat

Judge Bazelon’s demanding clerkship and alleged panic over Cuban nuclear threat The passage provides personal anecdotes about Judge Bazelon’s management style and a claim that he warned staff of a possible Soviet nuclear attack in Cuba, but it lacks concrete details, names of other officials, dates, or verifiable transactions. It offers minimal investigative value and no clear link to high‑level misconduct or financial flows. Key insights: Judge Bazelon allegedly denied clerks time off for personal matters.; He reportedly praised a clerk’s bar exam performance as a ‘faker’ after the fact.; He is said to have called staff home in October, warning of a potential Soviet nuclear strike in Cuba.