The Jurisprudential Implications of the Anna Nicole Case

It's no simple task to link Catholic legal theory and Anna Nicole Smith, but here goes:  Legal Realism has helped us discern the human dimension of a judge's decision-making, and at least one thoughtful scholar has recently called for judges' own values to "reenchant" the law.  Can we all agree that Judge Larry Seidlin's handling of the Anna Nicole case provides the most compelling case yet for a return to formalism?