First things first. If we are going to talk about the man, we better know how to say his name. Nothing would be worst than getting destroyed by him during an oral argument, awkwardly apologize for your utter incompetence, and then say his name wrong!
So let’s put on our Hermonie Granger hats on shall we?
Back in 2010, three judges from the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals — Chief Judge Frank Easterbrook and Judges Richard Posner and William Bauer — took the witness stand in the Brooklyn trial of Harold Turner, the New Jersey blogger charged with encouraging his readers to murder the three judges as retribution for their decision upholding a Chicago handgun ban. During questioning, Judge Posner answered a question long held by many of those familiar with his work: how to pronounce his name. The judge told the defense lawyer in the case that the correct pronunciation of his name is “pose-ner” not “pause-ner.”
There you have it.