Law Practice,
Judges and Judiciary,
Appellate Practice
May 2, 2022
Biting the hand that feeds me Part 2: Calendar memos?
Believe the Presiding Justice’s speech at your peril. It might be so, and it probably is so. But I’ve seen and participated in oral arguments where judges simply did not know key facts.
Myron Moskovitz
Legal Director
Moskovitz Appellate Team
90 Crocker Ave
Piedmont , CA 94611-3823
Phone: (510) 384-0354
Email: myronmoskovitz@gmail.com
UC Berkeley SOL Boalt Hal
Myron Moskovitz is author of Strategies On Appeal (CEB, 2021; digital: ceb.com; print: https://store.ceb.com/strategies-on-appeal-2) and Winning An Appeal (5th ed., Carolina Academic Press). He is Director of Moskovitz Appellate Team, a group of former appellate judges and appellate research attorneys who handle and consult on appeals and writs. See MoskovitzAppellateTeam.com. The Daily Journal designated Moskovitz Appellate Team as one of California's top boutique law firms. Myron can be contacted at myronmoskovitz@gmail.com or (510) 384-0354. Prior "Moskovitz On Appeal" columns can be found at http://moskovitzappellateteam.com/blog.
This is the second in a series of columns critiquing our appellate courts. My first column explained why I’ve decided to break my wall of silence and voice my concerns about our appellate courts. At my business manager’s (aka wife’s) insistence, I ended with a plea that judges not hold this against me – or against my clients – and see it in the constructive spirit in which it is offered.
Today’s topic is delay – and how delay interacts wit...
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