We have five weeks before the Thanksgiving break. Which means about four solid weeks of trial. Vacations intrude on the week of and the week after Turkey Day. Then we have the three best weeks during the year to try a case- the three weeks in December before Xmas. Want some Holiday Spirit infecting your jury? Pick six or twelve in December.
Then we enter the Everest like death zone- the two weeks in the new year when prosecutors and judges hitch up their clothes or robes and remember their new year's vows to "get tough". Avoid trying a case in January if at all possible. This is our number one admonition to trial lawyers. (The second is to waive nothing in trial but the American flag; the third is to object and not worry what the jury will think, and the fourth is to avoid Friday verdicts).
So polish those shoes and buy some new ties and come to a relatively empty REGJB and announce ready!. Unlike the advice legendary college football coach Woody Hayes once gave about a forward pass ("three things can happen, two of them bad") announcing ready for trial creates all sorts of wonderful possibilities.
Speaking of trials, some sort of gang member multi-defendant brouhaha which started in the 1950s or thereabouts is winding up before Judge De La O. The Jury is OUT- please email us with any tips or updates.
TEASER PLEASER
We went 3 for 3 on our sucker teaser bets yesterday. We still warn against them, although our account now has enough cash to afford some of those Caymus California Cabs we have been eyeing, not to mention one or two Opus Ones.
THE BOP IS BAD
Not for the weak of heart is this shocking expose on the BOP being covered by DOM on his blog here. Federal Prison being mismanaged you say? I had no idea! Click over and read only if you are prepared to be shocked and devastated. If you cannot trust nameless and poorly educated bureaucrats to manage a prison system, who can you trust?
ReplyDeleteTHE CAPTAIN REPORTS:
JUDGE MARIA DENNIS HAS RESIGNED .......
Circuit Court Judge Maria Dennis is resigning effective November 4, 2022. She already has a senior judge taking her calendar. Judge Dennis was first elected to the bench in 2000. She was re-elected in 2006, 2012, and most recently in 2018. Her term was set to end in January of 2025.
The JNC will now be accepting applications for her replacement. Six names will be sent to Gov. DeSantis for him to choose her successor.
Cap Out .......
Only members of the Federalist Society with the minimum number of years in the bar need apply. Hyphenated last names preferred
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DeleteHow About a real debate about a topic fraught with injustice and denial of equal protection.? These candy assistant 20 and 30 somethings getting 10-20k on STUDENT LOANS forgiven. I drove a crap car and lived in scrap apt. Paying over $200 a month for 10 years. Will somebody please show me some pity and show me how to setup a go fuck me page!
ReplyDeleteHey 4:22pm. Just take an Uber Black. It’s about a one hour ride. Probably about $150. While there, try MAESTROS. Really cool scene. Lots of beautiful people. Great bar venue. Try their ribeye and potatoes Gruyère. Probably one martini and a bottle of a Willamette Valley Pinot Noir.
ReplyDelete@4:47: I assume you went to law school at a time when it was comparatively affordable. Adjusted for inflation, tuition for private law school in 2019 was 2.76 times more expensive than it was in 1985. Adjusted for inflation, tuition for public law schools in 2019 was 5.92 times as expensive as it was in 1985. https://www.lawschooltransparency.com/trends/costs/tuition
ReplyDeleteThe figures for the increase in college tuition at an undergraduate level are far worse.
Meanwhile, wages (especially in the public sector) have remained stagnant such that salary increases have not even come close to keeping pace with the rate of inflation.
Let's also consider that, even putting aside inflation, housing costs (especially in urban areas where most jobs in the legal sector are located) have increased so dramatically over the last 15 to 20 years that many lawyers (again, especially those in the public sector) have no hope of ever owning a home, which is the single most important factor in growing long-term wealth.
Apples to oranges, Boomer, apples to oranges.
That's what is great about this blog. Lawyers trying and often accomplishing to prove they are smarter. Thanks for proving my point. THE crisis facing our country is too many people who want to win arguments rather than solve problems! Congratulations
DeleteI heard Miller threw a party for Maria Dennis and presented her with a Kurig as a retirement present.
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