Year in Review Column,
Appellate Practice
Jan. 2, 2024
Highs and lows: the 2023 appellate year in review
Tech glitches and etiquette blunders brought some comedic relief during the pandemic, but 2023 turned more serious as concerns about ethics were raised at the attorney level all the way up to the Supreme Court.
Benjamin G. Shatz
Partner
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP
Appellate Law (Certified), Litigation
Email: bshatz@manatt.com
Benjamin is a certified specialist in appellate law who co-chairs the Appellate Practice Group at Manatt in the firm's Los Angeles office. Exceptionally Appealing appears the first Tuesday of the month.
The appellate world is usually a reserved, introspective space. The undisputed height of appellate jocularity might still be 2020's toilet flush heard during a remote SCOTUS oral argument or 2021's "I am not a cat" argument, but 2023 served up a solid appellate knee-slapper when, in February, SCOTUS police had to escort several children out of the courtroom after they fell conspicuously asleep. For better or worse, however, appellate news has gotten a lot more serious...
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!
Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)
Already a subscriber?
Sign In