Law Practice,
Appellate Practice
Dec. 14, 2020
A dash of decorum
With one of the bitterest election cycles in recent memory now (mostly) in the rearview mirror, this might be a good time to recall that much of what passes for acceptable, or at least tolerable, speech in the political arena has no place in the judicial arena.
Charles M. Kagay
Of Counsel
Complex Appellate Litigation Group LLP
Appellate Law (Certified)
96 Jessie Street
San Francisco , CA 94105
Phone: (415) 649-6700
Fax: (415) 362-1431
Email: charles.kagay@calg.com
Harvard Law School
Charles has decades of experience handling appeals that involve complex or novel legal questions and is certified by the State Bar as a California appellate specialist. Find out more about Charles and the Complex Appellate Litigation Group LLP at www.calg.com. Appellate Zealots is a monthly column on recent appellate decisions and appellate issues written by the attorneys of the Complex Appellate Litigation Group LLP.
With one of the bitterest election cycles in recent memory now (mostly) in the rearview mirror, this might be a good time to recall that much of what passes for acceptable, or at least tolerable, speech in the political arena has no place in the judicial arena. Within the court system, "whatever right to 'free speech' an attorney has is extremely circumscribed." Gentile v. State Bar of Nevada, 501 U.S. 1030, 1071 (19...
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