WHO IS GOING OFF THE RESERVATION

 There is chatter that judges want to do away with zoom. 

And why wouldn't they? 

It helps lawyers. 

It helps litigants, many of whom cannot afford to pay for parking. 

So why wouldn't those who wear black all the time and don't feel respected unless they sit above everyone else want to end the single most helpful innovation in the law since Westlaw made Shephardizing a case as easy as clocking on a button?

Ah, but as we dive deeper into this pending contretemps, it turns out it is not all of the judiciary. We paint with too broad of a brush. So who could it be? 

It's not the DCA judges. They're busy cutting back on oral argument, so any lawyer lucky to get an invitation to appear is going to jump on it. 

And it's not the Circuit bench because they need to wrap things up early and polish that DCA / US District Court application. 

The feds never really had it. Plus you don't get hearings on most matters. Write a motion, prepare an order denying it, keep track of your CJA hours, and you're all set. 

So who could it be that feels undervalued, disrespected, and needs to throw a temper tantrum like North Korea so they won't be ignored?

Why it's the County Court criminal judges who want to do away with Zoom!

Why? 

Because they will not be ignored. They are doing really really important stuff and unlike those pushovers in Circuit, they need lawyers and litigants on bended knee, begging for their attention so the important business of imposing a w/h or adj and court costs and time to pay can be resolved with the Solomonic wisdom they all possess and just need everyone else to know about.  ("Did you see the way Judge XYZ adjudicated that woman which means she will lose her SNAP assistance? Brillant! Just Brillant.") And if the poorest people in the system miss work and have to pay for parking, which means they cannot shop for food for the next day, then....just work harder, duh! 

They can do what they wish. We never go there anyway.  But we will tell you this, they drag defendants and lawyers to county court every day for their nonsense and do away with Zoom, we will harp on this every day until our last day blogging (June 30, 2026).  And we will give credit to those behind the push to do away with Zoom.  Because there is no reason the judges who do away with Zoom should not get all the credit they deserve. Over and over and over. 

So as they say in pleadings, 

Kindly Act Accordingly.